When Ryan Murphy was just eight years old, he dreamed of becoming an Olympic swimmer and breaking world records. Thirteen years later, at the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio, his lifelong dream came true. There, Ryan not only became an Olympian, but he crushed his Olympic goals by winning three gold medals in the 100 meter backstroke, the 200-meter backstroke and the 4×100 meter medley relay, setting a new world record for the 100-meter backstroke. In 2021, he did it again winning gold in the 4×100 meter medley relay, silver in the 200-meter backstroke and bronze in the 100-meter backstroke.
Ryan comes from a family of swimmers. His sister Shannon and brother Patrick were both competitive swimmers growing up, and naturally as most younger siblings do, Ryan followed suit. Ryan emerged from follower to leader quickly; speeding past his siblings and countess competitors.
“ I am always striving for perfection. That is what success means to me. ”
Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy talked to Swim Swam about his collaboration with the Jay Fund. In 1996, Tom Coughlin started the foundation to assist families with emotional and financial needs, due to childhood cancer.
Meredith Cash provides a very accurate description of Ryan Murphy’s emotions since March 2020. Ryan provides details of how he learned the the Tokyo Olympic Games would be postponed.
What is the best way to productively deal with pressure? Olympic gold medal backstroke swimmer Ryan Murphy joins hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker to talk about how he deals with pressure in his life, both in and out of the pool.
Ryan Murphy’s interests extend far beyond the swimming pool, as the three-time Olympic gold medalist is putting his love of finance to good use by researching the stock market. In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, the Tokyo 2021 hopeful shares his tricks of the trade.
Olympic swimming champion Ryan Murphy and the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, founded by the former Jaguars coach, are using technology to connect with young cancer patients during the coronavirus pandemic. In 2018, Murphy joined Tom Coughlin for a round of visits for cancer patients at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. In 2020, Murphy connected with patients again, but did it remotely, having conversations with children from both Jacksonville and New York.
Ryan visited the winners of the Gift the Gold Medal Experience. He enjoyed meeting the Lee Family and all those at Closter’s Goldfish School. Ryan appreciates all who donated to the #FloatItForward fundraising sweepstakes.
Ryan Murphy spoke to Brett Hawke. This interview occurred the day before the official announcement regarding the Olympics being postponed.
Ryan Murphy, Jordan Wilimovsky, Rowdy Gaines and Josh Davis teamed up for stop No. 3 on the USA Swimming Foundation’s 2019 Make-a- Splash tour. The four swimmers spent the day with the San Diego community discussing the importance of water safety.
