Stephen Fahy

{{Short description|Bermudian swimmer (born 1978)}}

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| strokes = Butterfly, medley

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| coach = Frank Keefe (U.S.)

| collegeteam = Yale University (U.S.)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Paget, Bermuda

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Stephen Fahy (born January 10, 1978) is a Bermudian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Stephen Fahy|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/stephen-fahy-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065446/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/stephen-fahy-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 7 June 2013}} He represented Bermuda at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and held two Bermudian records in the 100 m butterfly and 200 m individual medley that stood for more than a decade.{{cite news|title=Bermuda National Swimming Records: Male|url=http://bernews.com/bermuda-facts/sports/bermuda-national-record-holders-swimming-male/|publisher=Bermuda News|accessdate=7 June 2013}}{{cite news|last=Breglio|first=Nola|title=Sydney-bound Elis carry on Olympic tradition|url=http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxix/2000.04.21/sports/p21.html|publisher=The Yale Herald|date=21 April 2000|accessdate=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218060244/http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxix/2000.04.21/sports/p21.html|archive-date=18 December 2015|url-status=dead}} While studying in the United States, Fahy is also a member of the Yale University swimming and diving team, also known as Yale Bulldogs, under head coach Frank Keefe.{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Sarah|title=Swimming: 32 seasons of living the dream|url=http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2010/01/28/swimming-32-seasons-of-living-the-dream/|publisher=Yale Daily News|date=28 January 2010|accessdate=7 June 2013}}

Fahy competed only in two individual events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He established Bermudian records and achieved FINA B-standards of 56.31 (100 m butterfly) and 2:07.25 (200 m individual medley) from the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060019000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}}{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006001F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}} In the 200 m individual medley, Fahy challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Trinidad and Tobago's George Bovell, who later became an Olympic bronze medalist in Athens under the same event. He took a fifth spot and forty-first overall by 3.24 seconds behind Bovell in 2:07.92.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=308|accessdate=23 April 2013}}{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Sarah|title=Olympic glory eludes Bermudians|url=http://www.onepaper.com/deals/?v=d&i=&s=Caribbean%3ACaribbean+Sports&p=23212&f=p|work=Bermuda Sun|publisher=One Paper|date=20 September 2000|accessdate=7 June 2013}} The following day, in the 100 m butterfly, Fahy placed fifty-fourth on the morning prelims. Swimming in heat two, he edged out Bahamas' Nicholas Rees to escape from last to a seventh seed by almost a full second in a time of 56.46.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 2|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=206|accessdate=23 April 2013}}