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 Olympic Minute: Shaun White Where does Shaun White pull inspiration from? Find out in this Olympic minute video. Athletes to Watch: Ryan Murphy Learn more about swimmer Ryan Murphy. Olympic Day Workout with Venus Williams Think you could keep up with Venus Williams? See if you're up for the challenge with this Olympic Day workout. Athletes to Watch: Vashti Cunningham Learn more about high jumper Vashti Cunningham. ‘The Important Thing’ Simone Biles’ Mom Wants Her Daughter to Know Before the Paris Olympics Nellie Biles shares the advice she gives her daughter - and how she supports her on the good days and not-so-good days. Chloe Kim: Snow Dragon | Wait For It Relive Chloe Kim's historic gold medal win at the 2018 Winter Olympics. View More sports in this article Swimming tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine