Felix Jeffrey Farrell (born February 28, 1937) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple relay events. Farrell won a gold medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle at the 1959

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in Chicago. In 1960, six days after having an appendectomy, Farrell qualified at the U.S. Olympic Trials.ESPN Magazine The Body Issue 2010 – Jeff Farrell (the17thman)
The17thman.typepad.com (2010-10-07). Retrieved on 2015-10-19. He competed at the

1960 Olympic Games The 1960 Olympics may refer to: *The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States *The 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympi ...

in Rome, where he received gold medals as a member of the winning U.S. teams in the 4×100-meter medley relay and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 30, 2008) Farrell is a multiple

U.S. Masters Swimming U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS), founded in 1970, is a nonprofit membership national governing body for masters swimming, an organized program of swimming for adults. The program began when the first National Masters Swimming Championships were held ...

world-record holder, and has held the fastest national times in his age group in dozens of events over past decades. He was photographed for and featured in ESPN's "The Body" issue in 2010. Farrell was inducted into the

International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the stu ...

in 1968, and the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame in 2011. He is the only swimmer to be inducted in both halls. He set world records for Masters Swimming up until 2011. He has written a book about his Olympic experiences titled ''My Olympic Story, Rome 1960''.Home
Vintage Team Press. Retrieved on 2015-10-19.

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Jeff Farrell
– Biography at VintageTeamPress.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farrell, Jeff 1937 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers World record setters in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Swimmers from Detroit Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Yale Bulldogs men's swimmers Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games

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