Sponsored Content SportsEngine, a brand from NBC Sports Next is the leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, empowering athletes, parents, coaches, and sports organization administrators with tools and services to manage their organizations and sports lives. Read SportsEngine stories Athletes to Watch: Ryan Murphy July 29, 2020 | 1 minute, 6 seconds read At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ryan Murphy carried on an American backstroking tradition by winning the 100m and 200m backstrokes, and also setting a world record in his lead-off backstroke leg of the gold medal-winning U.S. 4x100m medley relay. Murphy is a product of Jacksonville’s Bolles School and its renowned swim program, and is a massive Jacksonville Jaguars fan. Murphy’s hometown is not far from Caeleb Dressel’s, and growing up, Murphy would get upset that Dressel – who is a year younger – would often break many of Murphy’s local age-group records (except for backstroke). Visit Ryan's Team USA profile Athlete Info Sport Swimming Height 6'3" Weight 200 Date of Birth July 2, 1995 Hometown Jacksonville, FL Current Residence Berkeley, CA Trivia When he was in a young kid in school, Ryan wrote in a dream book about his future goals. In it he wrote "I hope my swimming life continues and I become an Olympian when I grow up." Grow your Olympic knowledge Tokyo Olympic Spotlight: Simone Biles Get to know Simone Biles, one of the most dominant Olympic athletes looking to add another Gold to her medal count in Tokyo. Athletes to Watch: Vashti Cunningham Learn more about high jumper Vashti Cunningham. Olympic Minute: Karen Chen Why is Karen Chen described as a "magical skater?" Find out in this Olympic minute video. Karate Explained Featuring Sakura Kokumai Join Rutledge Wood as he gets a crash-course lesson in Kata, one of the forms of Karate that will be in the Olympics for the first time Carissa Moore: Carrying surfers’ aloha spirit to the top of the podium | Wait For It Discover how Hawaii native Carissa Moore surfs her way to the top of the Olympic podium. Chantel Navarro Eyes Olympic Gold to Fulfill Family’s Legacy in Boxing Like a great knockout punch, Chantel Navarro never saw the ‘no’ coming. Welcome to the Athletes’ Village for the Paralympic Games! More than 4,400 Paralympians will call the Paralympic Village home for the next two weeks. Take a tour of the facilities! Olympians Honed Their Athleticism Playing Multiple Sports as Kids Learn which sports Olympic athletes played while they were growing up. Kai Sakakibara is riding the changing tide of life From trying to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to re-learning to walk and talk after a life-changing injury, Australia's Kai Sakakibara has taken another big step forward: participating in the Paralympic Torch Relay. RowToTokyo: Kristine O’Brien Learn more about Olympic athlete Kristine O'Brien and her journey to get to where she is today. Para-Athlete Ezra French and His Quest for the LA28 Olympic Games Para-athletics athlete Ezra Frech shares what the LA28 games mean to him and what went into creating his LA28 'A' logo Santos, Biney will Lead U.S. Short Track Team at 2022 Winter Olympics After three days of racing, five women were named to the U.S. short track speed skating team for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. View More sports in this article Swimming tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine