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- Year Inducted:
- 2017
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- Sport(s):
- Swim & Dive/Water Polo Coach
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- College/Position:
- CMS Athletics
Bio
In 11 seasons as the Stags’ swim & dive head coach and 10 seasons leading the men’s water polo program, Coach Farnady took the aquatics program to elite levels regionally and nationally. As a coach and mentor, Farnady guided CMS to many firsts. In 1966 the Stags won the swim & dive program’s first conference championship. In 1967, the Stags won the NAIA swim & dive national championship, the first team national championship of any kind for CMS Athletics. And in 1968, the men’s water polo team registered its first conference championship. All told, teams he coached won 12 SCIAC championships – five in water polo and seven in swim & dive. The swim & dive program finished in the top-10 nationally nine times during his tenure, which included four second places finishes. In addition, several swimmers won national championships in individual and relay events. He coached eight CMS Hall of Famers and over 50 NAIA All-Americans during his career. As an art history professor at CMC, Coach Farnady also exhibited a commitment to scholarly achievement. The founding principles he embraced for success in and out of the pool are evident in today’s aquatics program at CMS.