Full name John Joseph Murphy Club Hinsdale Swim Club Height 1.96 m Role Backstroke swimmer | Name John Murphy National team United States Weight 88 kg | |
Born July 19, 1953 (age 71) ( 1953-07-19 ) Chicago, Illinois 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.
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