John Murphy (swimmer)

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.

John Murphy

Personal information
Full name	John Joseph Murphy
National team	United States
Born	(1953-07-19) July 19, 1953 Chicago, Illinois
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Hinsdale Swim Club
College team	Indiana University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle 1972 Munich 100 m backstroke World Championships (LC) 1973 Belgrad 4×100 m freestyle 1975 Cali 4×100 m freestyle 1975 Cali 4x100 m medley 1975 Cali 100 m backstroke Pan American Games 1971 Cali 4×100 m medley 1971 Cali 100 m backstroke

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

See also

• List of Indiana University (Bloomington) people
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Murphy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18.
• Indiana Hoosiers
• Hoosier Olympians