Athletes to Watch: Ryan Murphy 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 Meet the U.S. women’s basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics The U.S. women’s basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics was revealed on Monday June 21 on the TODAY show. Olympic Minute: Shaun White Where does Shaun White pull inspiration from? Find out in this Olympic minute video. Olympic Minute: Chloe Kim What has Chloe Kim been doing in her downtime since Pyeongchang? Find out in this Olympic minute video. Origin Stories: Ryan Murphy Ryan Murphy relives the 2016 Rio Olympics, and looks forward to Tokyo. Athletes Share Home Workout Ideas With Olympic Channel Being stuck indoors due to the Coronavirus outbreak means you need a bit of imagination to keep fit. Here are some ideas to help stay in shape wherever you are Ilona Maher on the Post-Olympic Blues and Body Image Understand the lows Ilona Maher experienced after the Tokyo Olympics and the criticism she’s received about body image. View More sports in this article Swimming tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine