Murphy touched the wall in 52.22 in the 100 back, finishing a half-second ahead of Hunter Armstrong, to seal the automatic berth with the fastest time recorded in the world for 2024.

Bronze Medalist Ryan Murphy of Team United States poses following the Swimming medal ceremony after the Men’s 100m Backstroke Final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 29, 2024. (Photo by ...

The grind of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials also takes a toll on the families of Olympians Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Murphy of the Jacksonville area.

With six Olympic medals, Ryan Murphy is poised to win gold again in Paris. Despite his star status, Murphy talks about everyday life with his new bride.

American Ryan Murphy claimed gold in Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020 in this event. The U.S. has a dominant history in this event, winning it six straight times from 1996 to 2016. Lane order ...

UPDATE: Ryan Murphy has finished his first pivotal medal race in the 2024 Olympics. See the results here. Ryan Murphy could do something no other male swimmer has ever done in Olympic history, but ...

Murphy's three-peat in the men's 100-meter backstroke makes him the first man to win a medal in the event in three straight Olympics since 1972. He won bronze in 2021 and gold in 2016.

Murphy's three-peat in the men's 100-meter backstroke makes him the first man to win a medal in the event in three straight Olympics since 1972. He won bronze in 2021 and gold in 2016.

2. The shot put record book is just his name over and over again. Aug 5, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Ryan Crouser (USA) celebrates after winning the shot put in an Olympic record 76-5 1/2 (23.30m) during ...

Katie Ledecky of the United States looks on after the Women's 800m freestyle final on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 22, 2024 in Indianapolis ...

Murphy's three-peat in the men's 100-meter backstroke makes him the first man to win a medal in the event in three straight Olympics since 1972. He won bronze in 2021 and gold in 2016.

You won't have to guess when he makes a perfect throw Crouser famously began celebrating the moment the ball left his hand during the 2021 Tokyo Olympic trials when he broke the world record at 23 ...