2019-20 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Farley, Aidan

Aidan Farley
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Carl Sandburg
Bio
2020-21:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten … Earned the team's Wally Dobler '57 Swimmer of the Year Award ... At the Big Ten Championships, finished 14th overall in the 100 free (43.54), while also competing over the week in the 200 free (1:37.41), 500 free (4:28.62) and three relays:200 Free Relay (1:19.21), 400 free relay (2:56.80), and 800 free relay (6:38.35)… In the meet at Michigan, finished second in the 200 free (1:40/76), and third in the 100 free (46.27) while also helping the 200 free relay to a second-place finish (1:23.08) … Was a three-time winner on the day at Penn State, earning wins in both the 100 (45.37) and 200 (1:38.27) free, as well as part of the 200 free relay (first, 1:23.09) …
2019-20:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America selection ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America selection ... Named to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Honor Roll… MSU Men’s Swimmer of the Year… Set a new MSU pool record In the 200 free relay (1:20.56) versus Northwestern… Set a new varsity record and personal-best in the 200 free with a split time of 1:35.19 in the 800 free relay at Big Tens… Finished eighth overall in the 200 free A Finals to make the podium at Big Tens (1:35.88)… Set a varsity record in the 400 free relay at Big Tens (2:45.80) to make the podium in eighth… Split time in the 400 free relay (43.64) set a new 100 free varsity record and new person-best… Finished 12th overall in the 500 free B Finals at Big Tens (4:20.98), setting a new personal-best… Second all-time in the 500 free… Set a new varsity record in the 200 free relay at Big Tens to make the podium in eight-place (1:18.50)… Finished 16th overall in the 100 free B Finals at Big Tens (43.72)… Recorded 15 individual victories over the course of the season…
2018-19:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree… John Narcy Most Improved Award recipient… Recorded eight first-place and four second-place finishes… Fourth All-Time 800 freestyle relay split time, 1:36.63… Swam a personal-best 44.29 in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships… Third All-Time in the 100 freestyle… Swam a personal-best 1:36.63 in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships… Fourth All-Time in the 200 freestyle… Swam another personal-best 4:25.54 in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships… Member of the second fastest 400 freestyle relay team, 2:56.59…
2017-18:
Swam personal-best times of 45.76 and 1:41.67 in the 100 and 200 free, respectively, at the Big Ten Championships… Swam personal-best times of 52.33 and 1:55.77 in the 100 and 200 IM, respectively, at the Northwestern Invitational… Swam a personal-best 9:42.08 in the 1000 free at Kenyon College… Recorded three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes over the course of the season...
Prior to MSU:
Three-time varsity letter winner… Team was SWSC conference champions and IHSA sectional champions his junior and senior years… 500 meter free champion at IHSA sectionals… Three-time IHSA state qualifier… Three-time all-state honors his junior year and two-time all-state honors his senior year… Broke a total of nine school/pool records during his high school career… Team MVP… Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month… Swam for Jim Caliendo of the Palos Orland Swim Association… Also lettered in water polo...
Personal:
Born on May 20, 1999… Son to Christopher and Jennifer Farley… Member of the National Honors Society, Sandburg Athletic Leadership Council and was an AP Scholar... Majoring in Human Biology
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten … Earned the team's Wally Dobler '57 Swimmer of the Year Award ... At the Big Ten Championships, finished 14th overall in the 100 free (43.54), while also competing over the week in the 200 free (1:37.41), 500 free (4:28.62) and three relays:200 Free Relay (1:19.21), 400 free relay (2:56.80), and 800 free relay (6:38.35)… In the meet at Michigan, finished second in the 200 free (1:40/76), and third in the 100 free (46.27) while also helping the 200 free relay to a second-place finish (1:23.08) … Was a three-time winner on the day at Penn State, earning wins in both the 100 (45.37) and 200 (1:38.27) free, as well as part of the 200 free relay (first, 1:23.09) …
2019-20:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America selection ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America selection ... Named to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Honor Roll… MSU Men’s Swimmer of the Year… Set a new MSU pool record In the 200 free relay (1:20.56) versus Northwestern… Set a new varsity record and personal-best in the 200 free with a split time of 1:35.19 in the 800 free relay at Big Tens… Finished eighth overall in the 200 free A Finals to make the podium at Big Tens (1:35.88)… Set a varsity record in the 400 free relay at Big Tens (2:45.80) to make the podium in eighth… Split time in the 400 free relay (43.64) set a new 100 free varsity record and new person-best… Finished 12th overall in the 500 free B Finals at Big Tens (4:20.98), setting a new personal-best… Second all-time in the 500 free… Set a new varsity record in the 200 free relay at Big Tens to make the podium in eight-place (1:18.50)… Finished 16th overall in the 100 free B Finals at Big Tens (43.72)… Recorded 15 individual victories over the course of the season…
2018-19:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree… John Narcy Most Improved Award recipient… Recorded eight first-place and four second-place finishes… Fourth All-Time 800 freestyle relay split time, 1:36.63… Swam a personal-best 44.29 in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships… Third All-Time in the 100 freestyle… Swam a personal-best 1:36.63 in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships… Fourth All-Time in the 200 freestyle… Swam another personal-best 4:25.54 in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships… Member of the second fastest 400 freestyle relay team, 2:56.59…
2017-18:
Swam personal-best times of 45.76 and 1:41.67 in the 100 and 200 free, respectively, at the Big Ten Championships… Swam personal-best times of 52.33 and 1:55.77 in the 100 and 200 IM, respectively, at the Northwestern Invitational… Swam a personal-best 9:42.08 in the 1000 free at Kenyon College… Recorded three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes over the course of the season...
Prior to MSU:
Three-time varsity letter winner… Team was SWSC conference champions and IHSA sectional champions his junior and senior years… 500 meter free champion at IHSA sectionals… Three-time IHSA state qualifier… Three-time all-state honors his junior year and two-time all-state honors his senior year… Broke a total of nine school/pool records during his high school career… Team MVP… Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month… Swam for Jim Caliendo of the Palos Orland Swim Association… Also lettered in water polo...
Personal:
Born on May 20, 1999… Son to Christopher and Jennifer Farley… Member of the National Honors Society, Sandburg Athletic Leadership Council and was an AP Scholar... Majoring in Human Biology
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