2017 NCAA Championships Īt 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). In total for his first Olympic Games, Murphy raced in three events, won gold medals in all three events, achieved three Olympic records and one world record, and was named as one of the stars of the 2016 Summer Olympics by the International Olympic Committee. His gold medal was also the first won by a male alumnus of a high school in Jacksonville, Florida for the United States in an individual swimming event. It also marked the sixth consecutive time a swimmer representing the United States had won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the Olympic Games. Murphy's win in the 100-meter backstroke, with a time of 51.97 seconds, set a new Olympic record for the event. He broke Aaron Peirsol's world record for the 100-meter backstroke with his relay split time of 51.85 and the relay as a whole set a new Olympic record with their time of 3:27.95. See also: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2016 Summer OlympicsĪt the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Murphy won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke, and in the 4x100-meter medley relay together with Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian. He also made the 4 x 100 medley relay by virtue of his win in the 100 backstroke. US Summer Olympic Trials Īt 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 once again was named CSCAA Swimmer of the Meet, this time sharing the title with former Bolles teammates Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel. He also placed third in the 200 yard individual medley in 1:40.27. His times of 43.49 and 1:35.73 broke his NCAA, American, and US Open records. 2016 NCAA Championships Īt the 2016 NCAA D1 Swimming Championships, Murphy continued his backstroke streak by winning the 100 and 200 yard backstrokes in record time. 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 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.Īt the 2015 NCAA Championships, Murphy broke the American record previously held by Ryan Lochte in the 200-yard backstroke. His 100 backstroke time of 44.78 was US 17–18 National Age Group (NAG) record, and his 200 backstroke time of 1:37.23 broke Tyler Clary's NCAA record in addition to the 17–18 NAG record. Murphy won the 100 and 200 yard backstrokes at his first NCAA D1 Swimming Championships. 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.Īt 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. His bronze came in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:48.86, finishing behind Radosław Kawęcki and Ryan Lochte. įollowing the Olympics, Murphy competed at the 2012 World Short Course Championships in Istanbul, where he won a gold and bronze medal. In the final, he recorded a time of 1:58.50.Ģ012 2012 World Short Course ChampionshipsĪt 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). Later in 2011, at the 2011 Pan American Games, Murphy won another bronze also 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. Swimming career 2011 Īt the age of 16, Murphy earned his first career international medals, both in the 200-meter backstroke. Swimming for the California Golden Bears, he was an eight-time NCAA individual national champion, winning the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Murphy graduated from Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida in 2013 and attended the University of California, Berkeley. Murphy began dreaming of competing at an Olympic Games when he was 7 years old. 2.9.1 2019 World Aquatics Championships.