University of Miami Athletics

Mohamed Farouk

position

Diver

Class

Redshirt Senior

Hometown

Cairo, Egypt

High School

Al Nasr

Previous School

Alabama

Instagram

@_mohamedfarouk_

Mohamed Farouk - Swimming & Diving - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors & Accolades

  • 2024 NCAA All-America (1-meter)
  • 2024 ACC silver medalist (platform)
  • 2024 ACC bronze medalist (3-meter)
  • 2023 NCAA All-America (platform)
  • 2023 ACC silver medalist (platform)
  • 2022 SEC Male Freshman Diver of the Year
Senior (2024-25)
  • Did not see any action, redshirted while recovering from injury
Junior (2023-24)
  • Represented Egypt at 2024 Paris Olympics
  • Earned NCAA All-America honors on 1-meter with score of 385.45 at NCAA Championships
  • Competed on all three boards at NCAA Championships
  • Finished in second place on platform at ACC Championships, earning silver with score of 410.35
  • Scored a 91.20 on final dive to claim bronze medal at ACC Championships on 3-meter, finishing with 409.15 points
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 ACC silver medal
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
  • Made finals off the platform at the 2021 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, in December.
High School / 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