Greg Farrier was named the interim head coach of the OUAZ men's & women's water polo programs in the fall of 2022. Farrier took over the position after working as the assistant coach during the 2021-22 seasons.
Before coming to OUAZ in 2021, Farrier had a long successful track record coaching water polo in California at both the club and high school ranks. Most recently, coaching for the Orange County and Triton Water Polo Clubs. During his club coaching career, Farrier guided his teams to multiple top-10 finishes at the USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics. He also worked as the head coach of the water polo programs at Woodbridge & Orange High Schools.
Farrier has competed and trained at the NCAA, National, International, and Olympic Trials levels. He attended the University of Southern California, where he helped the Trojans qualify for the NCAA Tournament each season. While at USC, Farrier was the only dual aquatic rostered athlete participating both as a competitive swimmer and water polo player. During his career, he helped the swim team to three national runner-up finishes at the NCAA National Championship.
A native of San Clemente, Calif., Farrier is a member of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation and has recently completed an Ultra Marathon solo swim crossing of the Catalina Channel.
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