- At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Murphy won gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke
- Murphy was selected as one of four captains for the US Olympic swim team at the 2020 Summer Olympics along with Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel, and Allison Schmitt.
- Murphy graduated from Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida in 2013 and attended the University of California, Berkeley
- Swimming for the California Golden Bears (Cal), he was an eight-time NCAA individual national champion, winning the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017
Murphy is a 4x Olympic champion and 6x Olympic medalist, representing the USA in international competitions. His achievements include winning both the 100m and 200m backstroke events at various championships and setting records. Notably, he won the backstroke double at the NCAA Championships for four consecutive years. Moreover, he was named as a semi-finalist for the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award, highlighting his status as an elite athlete in American sports.
2024-02-22
Maxim Kleyer