Brooks Fail

Brophy Prep earns 27th straight Arizona state title for boys, Chaparral girls win

Full Name:	Brooks McNeil Fail
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Brooks Fail is a competitive swimmer from the town of Tucson, Arizona. Attending Catalina Foothills high school, Fail was a Division II state champion in both the 200 and 500 free. Opting to stay close to home, Fail committed to swim for the University of Arizona. University of Arizona 2017-2018 As a freshman, Fail made great improvements, and ended up qualifying for the NCAA championships in a time trial at the PAC-12 championships even though he was left off of Arizona's scoring team for the meet. At the NCAA's, Brooks placed 40th in the 500 free, 34th in the 400 IM, and 17th in the 1,650, while also swimming on Arizona's 16th place 800 free relay. 2018-2019 With a year off experience under his belt, Fail continued to flourish. At the NCAA championships, he kicked things off with a 4:10.77 in the 500 to touch for 3rd place, marking his first individual All-American title. He also finished 34th in the 200 free and 18th in the 1,650.

Brophy Prep earns 27th straight Arizona state title for boys, Chaparral girls win

Arizona’s Division I high school state championships saw an assault on the state record books, with 11 different state records falling between boys and girls.

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