Twitter: @ryan_f_murphy
Already a two-time Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year, Murphy will enter his senior season in 2016-17 as the reigning CSCAA co-National Swimmer of the Year. Despite spending long stretches of the 2015-16 season training long course in preparation for the Olympic trials, Murphy broke the American, NCAA and U.S. Open record in the 100 backstroke three times at the 2016 NCAA Championships. He is a six-time NCAA champion in the backstroke and also owns four NCAA relay titles. Internationally, Murphy swam the backstroke leg on Team USA’s gold medal-winning 400 medley relay at the 2015 FINA World Championships.
Bio Links
CalBears.com
USA Swimming
NBC Olympics
Schedule (All Times PT)
Sunday, Aug. 7 – 100-meter backstroke prelims, 53.06 (4th, advanced to semis)
Sunday, Aug. 7 – 100-meter backstroke semifinal, 52.09 (1st, advanced to final)
Monday, Aug. 8 – 100-meter backstroke final, 51.97 (Gold medal, Olympic record)
Wednesday, Aug. 10 – 200-meter backstroke prelims, 1:56.29 (4th, advanced to semis)
Wednesday, Aug. 10 – 200-meter backstroke semifinal, 1:55.15 (4th, advanced to final)
Thursday, Aug. 11 – 200-meter backstroke final, 1:53.62 (Gold medal)
Saturday, Aug. 13 – 400-meter medley relay final, 3:27.95 (Gold medal, split 51.85 - world record)
