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Full name
  
John Joseph Murphy

Club
  
Hinsdale Swim Club

Height
  
1.96 m

Strokes
  
Backstroke, freestyle

Role
  
Backstroke swimmer


Sport
  
Swimming

Name
  
John Murphy

National team
  
United States

College team
  
Indiana University

Weight
  
88 kg

Born
  
July 19, 1953 (age 70) (
1953-07-19
)
Chicago, Illinois

Olympic medals
  
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Similar People
  
Mark Spitz, Roland Matthes, Mike Stamm

John Joseph Murphy (born July 19, 1953) is an American former backstroke and freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. At the 1972 Olympics, the 19-year-old also earned a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke. He attended Indiana University, where he swam for coach James Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swim team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.

Murphy currently resides in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and serves as a youth swim team coach.

References

John Murphy (swimmer) Wikipedia