Ryan Murphy (swimmer)

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Ryan Murphy
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Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1995-07-02) July 2, 1995 (age 26)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight201 lb (91 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubBolles School Bulldogs,
Jacksonville, Florida
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record

Ryan Murphy (born July 2, 1995) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke. He is a 4-time Olympic gold medalist and the world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Murphy swept the backstroke races by winning gold medals in both the 100- and 200-meter backstroke.[1] Murphy also won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, and Cody Miller, and his backstroke relay lap broke Aaron Peirsol's former world record set in 2009.[2]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Murphy won a gold medal and set the world record in the 4x100-meter medley relay along with Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, and Zach Apple in addition to winning the silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke and the bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke.[3]

Early life and education[]

Murphy graduated from Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida in 2013 and attended the University of California, Berkeley. Swimming for the California Golden Bears, he is an eight-time NCAA individual national champion, winning the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.[4]

Swimming career[]

2011[]

At the age of 16, Murphy earned his first career international medals, both in the 200-meter backstroke. At the 2011 World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Murphy won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:59.63.[5] Later in 2011, at the 2011 Pan American Games, Murphy won another bronze also in the 200-meter backstroke. In the final, he recorded a time of 1:58.50.

2012[]

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, the qualifying meet for the 2012 Olympics, Murphy missed the Olympic team by finishing sixth in the 100-meter backstroke (53.92) and fourth in the 200-meter backstroke (1:57.39).[6][7]

Following the Olympics, Murphy competed at the 2012 World Short Course Championships in Istanbul, where he won a gold and bronze medal. His bronze came in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:48.86, finishing behind Radosław Kawęcki and Ryan Lochte. Murphy also earned a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay for his participation in the heats, swimming the backstroke leg with a time of 50.91.

2013[]

At the 2013 US National Championships, Murphy just missed qualifying for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships by finishing third in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke, finishing with times of 53.38 and 1:56.37.

2014[]

Murphy won the 100 and 200 yard backstrokes at his first NCAA D1 Swimming Championships. His 100 backstroke time of 44.78 was US 17–18 National Age Group (NAG) record,[8] and his 200 backstroke time of 1:37.23 broke Tyler Clary's NCAA record in addition to the 17–18 NAG record.[9] He also placed 8th in the 200 IM and swam on Cal's 200 and 400 medley and freestyle relays on way to Cal winning the team championship.

2015[]

At the 2015 NCAA Championships, Murphy broke the American record previously held by Ryan Lochte in the 200-yard backstroke.[10] He also won the 100 yard backstroke, breaking Lochte's NCAA record, as well as once again sweeping both backstroke events, along with fifth in the 200 IM. He was named CSCAA Swimmer of the Meet.[11]

2016[]

NCAA Championships[]

At the 2016 NCAA D1 Swimming Championships, Murphy continued his backstroke streak by winning the 100 and 200 yard backstrokes in record time. His times of 43.49 and 1:35.73 broke his NCAA, American, and US Open records. He also placed third in the 200 yard individual medley in 1:40.27. He once again was named CSCAA Swimmer of the Meet, this time sharing the title with former Bolles teammates Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel.[12]

US Summer Olympic Trials[]

At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Murphy made his first Olympic team by placing first in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke events. He also made the 4 x 100 medley relay by virtue of his win in the 100 backstroke.[13][14]

2016 Rio Summer Olympics[]

See also: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics
2016 Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 100 m backstroke 51.97
Gold medal – first place 200 m backstroke 1.53.62
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m medley 3:27.95

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Murphy won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke, and in the 4x100-meter men's medley relay together with Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian. He broke Aaron Peirsol's world record for the 100-meter backstroke with his relay split time of 51.85.[15]

2017[]

NCAA Championships[]

At the 2017 NCAA championships, Murphy completed his 4 for 4 sweep of the 100 and 200 yard backstroke events, becoming only the fourth man in NCAA history to sweep 100 and 200 events of a stroke four years in a row after John Nabor (back), Pablo Morales (fly), and Brendan Hansen (breast).[16] He also placed 3rd in the 200 individual medley, leading after the breastroke but getting overtaken on freestyle.

World Championships[]

2017 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 400 m medley relay 3:29.66
Gold medal – first place 400 m mixed medley relay 3:40.28 (WR,CR)
Silver medal – second place 200 m backstroke 1:54.21
Bronze medal – third place 100 m backstroke 52.59

At the 2017 US National Championships, the qualifying meet for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Murphy won the 200 meter backstroke and placed second to Matt Grevers in the 100 meter backstroke to qualify for the World Championships later that year in Budapest.[17][18]

At the 2017 World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Murphy placed third in the 100 backstroke behind Xu Jiayu and Grevers and second in the 200 backstroke behind Evgeny Rylov and ahead of countryman and former college teammate Jacob Pebley. He also earned gold medals by swimming in the prelims on the US 400 medley and mixed medley relays. His mixed medley relay set a World and Championship record of 3:40.28 in prelims, though his record was later broken by in the US in finals.

2018[]

2018 Pan Pacific Championships[]

During the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in August 2018 in Tokyo, Japan, Murphy won three gold medals: one in the 100-meter backstroke, one in the 200-meter backstroke, and one in the 4x100-meter medley relay.[19]

2018 World Championships[]

Murphy competed at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China in December 2018. He won medals in three individual events: gold in the 100-meter backstroke, silver in the 50-meter backstroke, and silver in the 200-meter backstroke. He also medaled in three relay events: gold in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay, gold in the mixed 4x50-meter medley relay, and silver in the men's 4x50-meter medley relay.[20]

2019 World Aquatics Championships[]

2019 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 200 m backstroke 1:54.12
Silver medal – second place 4x100 m medley relay 3:28.45
Silver medal – second place 4x100 m mixed medley relay 3:39.10

In July 2019 at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Murphy won three medals for the USA. Swimming with Lilly King, Caeleb Dressel, and Simone Manuel in the final of the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay, he won a silver medal. The relay finished two hundredths of a second behind the mixed relay from Australia. Murphy also won the silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke and the men's 4x100-meter medley relay.[21]

2021[]

2020 US Olympic Trials[]

In June 2021, Murphy qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials.[22][23] He won the event at the US Olympic Trials, swimming a 52.33 at the final on Tuesday June 15, 2021.[24]

Day five in the morning prelims of the 200-meter backstroke, Murphy ranked 5th with a time of 1:57.95 and advanced to the semifinals.[25][26] In the evening semifinals, Murphy swam a 1:55.60 placing 1st overall and advancing to the final.[27] Murphy swam a 1:54.20 in the final on day six, placing first and qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 200 meter backstroke.[28][29]

2020 Summer Olympics[]

See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 4x100 m medley relay 3:26.78 (WR)
Silver medal – second place 200 m backstroke 1:54.15
Bronze medal – third place 100 m backstroke 52.19

Murphy was selected as one of four captains for the USA Olympic swim team at the 2020 Summer Olympics along with Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel, and Allison Schmitt.[30]

On day two of competition, the first day Murphy competed, in the prelims of the 100-meter backstroke Murphy swam a 53.22 and tied in overall ranking for seventh with Russian Evgeny Rylov.[31][32] In the semifinals the following day, Murphy swam the fastest in both semifinals heats with a time of 52.24 and advanced to the final.[33] He swam a 52.19 in the final and won the bronze medal.[34][35]

On the fifth day, Murphy advanced to the semifinals in the 200-meter backstroke with his swim of 1:56.92 that ranked him seventh overall in the prelims heats.[36] In the semifinals, Murphy swam over a second faster than in the prelims with a time of 1:55.38 and qualified for the final ranked third.[37] Murphy won his second medal of the 2020 Olympics, a silver medal, in the final of the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:54.15 on day seven of competition.[38][39][40]

In the final of the 4x100-meter mixed medley relay on day eight, Murphy swam the backstroke leg of the relay, Lydia Jacoby the breaststroke, Torri Huske the butterfly, and Caeleb Dressel the freestyle leg of the relay, together they placed fifth.[41][42]

On the final day, Murphy swam in the final of the 4x100-meter medley relay with teammates Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, and Zach Apple and the relay won the gold medal in a world record time of 3:26.78.[43][44][45]

International Swimming League[]

For the 2021 season of the International Swimming League, Murphy was retained by the LA Current.[46]

Personal best times[]

As of March 25, 2018

Long Course
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
100 m freestyle 48.88 2017 US National Championships June 27, 2017
50 m backstroke 24.24 2018 US National Championships July 27, 2018 AM, NR
100 m backstroke 51.85 2016 Summer Olympics August 13, 2016 WR, AM, NR
200 m backstroke 1:53.57 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships August 11, 2018
Legend: WR – World record; AM – Americas record; NR – American record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Short Course Yards
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
100 y backstroke 43.49 2016 NCAA Championships March 25, 2016 NCAA, American, US Open records
200 y backstroke 1:35.73 2016 NCAA Championships March 26, 2016 NCAA, American, US Open records

Ancestry[]

In an interview with Melvin Stewart of SwimSwam Murphy shared he is approximately 95% Irish by ancestry, his mother is of full Irish descent and his father is approximately 90% Irish by ancestry.[47]

See also[]

References[]

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External links[]

Records
Preceded by
Aaron Peirsol 		Men's 100-meter backstroke
world record-holder (long course)
August 13, 2016 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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