Dean Farris

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Farris, Marcoux Lift Harvard Men over Princeton and Yale in Annual HYP Tri-meet

Full Name:	Dean Farris
Nickname(s):	Dream Farris, The Dean, Deaner,
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Active

Dean Farris is a versatile swimmer from Georgia, though he mainly focuses on the backstroke and the shorter freestyle events. Before attending Harvard, Farris had a successful club and high school career at Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club under head coach Mike Norment and The Paideia School. Harvard 2016-2017 Farris made an immediate impact his rookie season at Harvard. He stole the show at the Ivy League Championships, winning the high-point award for three individual and four relay golds. In the prelims, he posted a 1:32.71 in the 200 yard freestyle, smashing the 37-year-old pool record of 1:34.57 set by Auburn’s Rowdy Gaines. That night, he blitzed his new record and became the sixth fastest 200 yard freestyler in history with a 1:31.56. His other individual golds at the meet came in the 100 yard freestyle and backstroke. At his first NCAA meet, Farris captured two individual All-American honors. First up was the 200 yard freestyle where he finished fourth in 1:32.25 behind Olympians Townley Haas, Blake Pieroni and Dylan Carter. That First-Team All-America honor was the first for a Harvard swimmer in seven years. In the 200 yard backstroke, Farris picked up more points for Harvard, finishing 14th in 1:40.89. His third event was the 100 yard back, …

Farris, Marcoux Lift Harvard Men over Princeton and Yale in Annual HYP Tri-meet

Dean Farris won the 100 fly, 200 free, and 3 relays as Harvard moved to 7-0 in league play for the season with a sweep of Princeton and Yale.

Men’s 2019 NCAA Swimming Championships (RACE VIDEOS)

The Cal men came into the 2019 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships looking to break Texas’s streak of NCAA titles, with Texas winning the last four.

Farris and Johnson Lead Harvard to 211-86 Victory Over Penn on Senior Day

Dean Farris, as always, did his part, winning both his individual events and both relays he was on.

Winter Juniors ‘A’ Finalist Anders Aistars Flips Commitment from USC to Harvard

Aistars made the ‘A’ final of the 500 freestyle at Winter Juniors West in December 2021. He originally was committed to USC.

Harvard Men Dominate Brown at Home

Harvard’s Dean Farris outtouched teammate Umitcan Gures in a 100 fly showdown as the Crimson topped Brown at home on Tuesday.

Freshmen Help Lead Stanford to Victories Over Harvard and Pacific

Senior Grant Shoults won both the 1000 and 500 freestyles as Stanford defeated Harvard 162-127 as well as the University of the Pacific 166-33.

The Biggest Men’s NCAA Midseason Risers and Fallers

Bob Bowman’s Arizona State Sun Devils made a huge statement in November at the NC State Invite and are the biggest risers so far.

SwimSwam Breakdown: Sakci Calls Out FINA, 75 with Fins, and 10 WRs in Paris

we discuss Emre Sakci challenging FINA for transparency, 75 swim with fins, and Swimnex predicting 10 world records at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Practice + Pancakes: Harvard Men Sprint Relays, 100/50s on Threshold Wednesday

Here is the full practice where the 75 free with fins started, which included fun 3-man relays as well as 100s and 50s threshold

Watch: Marko Kovacic of Utah Clocks Monster 28.1 75 Free with Fins

Marko Kovacic clocked a 28.1, shattering the best we’d seen previously by a whopping half a second. And the man didn’t even have a cap.

Watch: DII Record-Holder Karol Ostrowski Blasts 28.6 75 with Fins

one of the fastest men in NCAA history in any division Karol Ostrowski has joined the party, throwing down a 28.6 from Drury’s training trip in Honolulu.

Watch: Brooks Curry Fires Back, Posts 28.6 75 Free with Fins

Alright, here’s our call to action: how fast can we get this 75 down to? 27? 25?!? Send us your videos of 75 with fins in practice – we want to see them

Watch: Dean Farris Pushes a 28.7 75 Free with Fins in Practice

If Farris would have kept going and swum another 25, there’s a very real chance he could have swum under 40 seconds for a 100 free

Texas Men Lead Scored Midseason NCAA Psych Sheets

Carson Foster is one of five Longhorns who hold the top time in the country at the midway point of the 2021-22 NCAA season.

Harvard Moves J-Term Classes Online; Athletics Not Impacted for Now

Harvard star Dean Farris, the fastest man ever in the 200 yard freestyle, will be able to continue his training on campus even after classes have gone remote.