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 Peyton Manning Rides A Giant Flying Baguette to Promote The 2024 Paris Olympic Games Peyton Manning rides a giant flying baguette to kick off NBCUniversal's fall campaign for its coverage of the Olympics games Paris 2024 Olympic Minute: Elana Meyers Taylor Find out how elite athlete Elana Meyers Taylor balances home life, and training in this edition of Olympic Minute. Athletes to Watch: Sydney McLaughlin Learn more about hurdler Sydney Mclaughlin. So You Want to Try Skeleton? Are you an adrenaline junkie? Athletes to Watch: Caeleb Dressel Basketball Player Trey Jenifer Grateful to Coaches for Helping Him Push for Another Paralympics Trevon “Trey” Jenifer is thankful for all his coaches, the positive and negative ones. View More sports in this article Swimming tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine