{"id":370857,"date":"2019-05-24T12:39:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=370857"},"modified":"2019-06-03T11:47:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:47:31","slug":"bill-farrar-receives-paragon-award-for-competitive-diving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bill-farrar-receives-paragon-award-for-competitive-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Farrar Receives Paragon Award For Competitive Diving (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Born in Washington, D.C. <strong>Bill Farrar<\/strong> graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in General Studies, majoring in Economics and Business Administration. 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