University of Miami Athletics

Mohamed Farouk

position

Diver

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Cairo, Egypt

High School

Al Nasr

Previous School

Alabama

Instagram

@_mohamedfarouk_

Mohamed Farouk - Swimming & Diving - University of Miami Athletics

Sophomore (2022-23): Delivered impressive first season at Miami, earning first NCAA All-America honors of career…Finished eighth in platform at NCAA Championships, scoring 339.70 to capture first All-America recognition of career…Qualified for NCAA Championships with standout performance at Zone B regional meet…Opened postseason with dominant showing at ACC Swimming & Diving Championships, finishing second in men’s platform with 390.45 to earn first silver medal of career.

Before Miami: Spent freshman season (2021-2022) at Alabama, where he was named SEC Male Freshman Diver of the Year…Qualified for NCAA Championships in all three diving events and finished 19th off platform at the NCAA Championships despite foot injury that occurred during warmups for the 3-meter springboard the day before…Only SEC freshman to finish among the top-25 off the platform at NCAA Championships…Reached championship finals of 1-meter springboard at SEC Championships, taking fifth as top freshman finisher…Took fifth off platform at SEC Championships where he was top freshman finisher…Scored off 3-meter at SEC Championships, taking 14th…Finaled off the platform at the 2021 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, in December.

Prep: Competed for Helmy Fawzy at Heliopolis Diving Team…Six-time junior national champion…Egyptian Senior National Championships silver medalist…Twice competed for Egyptian National Team in FINA Diving Junior World Championships (Kazan, Russia 2016 and Kyiv, Ukraine 2018)…Six-time Junior National Champion…Took third off the 3-meter springboard at the Eindhoven Diving Cup in 2018…Won the 1-meter springboard and platform while taking second off the 3-meter springboard at the Sofia Diving Cup