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2021-22 Men's Swimming and Diving

Alex Farley

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Mendota Heights, MN
  • High School Saint Thomas Academy
  • Events Free/Breast

Biography

Career Highlights:

  • 10x finalist/point-getter at Landmark Championships
  • Podium Finish in the 100 breast at Landmark Championships
  • 2x Landmark Academic Honor Roll

As a Senior (2021-22)

  • Placed 3rd in the 100-yard breaststroke at 2022 Landmark Conference Championships with a Personal Best time of 58.60
  • Placed 4th in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2022 Landmark Conference Championships (2:12.02), swimming a Personal Best time of 2:11.19 in the prelims
  • Placed 16th in the 50-yard freestyle at 2022 Landmark Conference Championships (22.84), swimming a Personal Best time of 22.55 in the prelims
  • Placed 1st in the 100 breast at Catholic v. Goucher meet (1:06.33)
  • Placed 1st in the 200 breast at Catholic v. Goucher meet (2:27.03)

As a Junior (2020-21)

  • 2021 Landmark Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Placed 4th in the 100 breast at the 2021 Landmark Conference Championships (1:00.66)
  • Placed 5th in the 200 breast at the 2021 Landmark Conference Championships (2:17.71)
  • Placed 11th in the 50-yard freestyle at 2021 Landmark Conference Championships (22.70)

As a Sophomore (2019-20)

  • 2020 Landmark Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • Placed 6th in the 100 breast at 2020 Landmark Conference Championships (59.34)
  • Placed 9th in the 200 breast at 2020 Landmark Conference Championships with a Personal Best time of 2:13.50

As a Freshman (2018-19)

  • Placed 7th in the 100 breast at 2019 Landmark Conference Championships (1:00.16)
  • Placed 13th in the 200 breast at 2019 Landmark Conference Championshps (2:18.88)

Before Catholic 

  • Swam and played football at St. Thomas Academy ... State Champion, State Runner-Up, All-State, two-time All-Conference, Malchow Award recipient, voted Rookie of the Year and team captain senior year
  • Graduated Cuma Laude ... Warren Officer Association Award winner ... six-time honor roll member

Personal 

  • Born on Feb. 7, 2000
  • Son of Brian and Kara Farley
  • Has three siblings; Kallie, Jacob and Abbie ... Kallie swam at Catholic, Abbie swam at Wisconsin University - Madison, Brian played football at Notre Dame University
  • Majoring in management, with a minor in sales 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Sprint Free; Breaststroke
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Free/Breast
  • 2020-21Junior

    Free/Breast
  • 2021-22Senior

    Free/Breast