John Murphy (swimmer)

John Murphy

Personal information

Full name

John Joseph Murphy

National team

United States

Born

July 19, 1953
Chicago, Illinois

Height

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight

194 lb (88 kg)

Sport

Sport

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

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.

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

See also

References

1972 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's team	Robin Backhaus Tom Bruce Mike Burton Mark Chatfield Rick Colella Gary Conelly Rick DeMont David Edgar Dave Fairbank Steve Furniss Steve Genter Gary Hall Jerry Heidenreich John Hencken Mitch Ivey Brian Job John Kinsella Tom McBreen Tim McKee John Murphy Doug Northway Mark Spitz Mike Stamm Fred Tyler

Women's team	Susie Atwood Shirley Babashoff Jane Barkman Jenny Bartz Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Claudia Clevenger Lynn Colella Ellie Daniel Deena Deardurff Jo Harshbarger Jenny Kemp Ann Marshall Judy Melick Barbara Mitchell Karen Moe Mary Montgomery Sandy Neilson Kim Peyton Keena Rothhammer Dana Schoenfield Dana Shrader Ann Simmons Lynn Skrifvars Lynn Vidali Carolyn Woods Jenny Wylie

Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay

1964: Clark, Austin, Ilman, Schollander (USA)
1968: Zorn, Rerych, Spitz, Walsh (USA)
1972: Edgar, Murphy, Heidenreich, Spitz (USA)
1984: Cavanaugh, Heath, Biondi, Gaines (USA)
1988: Jacobs, Dalbey, Jager, Biondi (USA)
1992: Hudepohl, Biondi, Jager, Olsen (USA)
1996: Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall (USA)
2000: Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe (AUS)
2004: Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling (RSA)
2008: Phelps, Weber-Gale, Jones, Lezak (USA)
2012: Leveaux, Gilot, Lefert, Agnel (FRA)
2016: Dressel, Phelps, Held, Adrian (USA)

World long-course champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay

1973: USA (Nash, Bottom, Montgomery, Murphy)
1975: USA (Furniss, Montgomery, Coan, Murphy)
1978: USA (Babashoff, Gaines, Montgomery, McCagg)
1982: USA (Cavanaugh, Leamy, McCagg, Gaines)
1986: USA (Jager, Heath, Wallace, Biondi)
1991: USA (Jager, Lang, Gjertsen, Biondi)
1994: USA (Olsen, Davis, Taner, Hall Jr.)
1998: USA (Tucker, Olsen, Walker, Hall Jr.)
2001: Australia (Klim, Callus, Pearson, Thorpe)
2003: Russia (Kapralov, Usov, Pimankov, Popov)
2005: USA (Phelps, Walker, Dusing, Lezak)
2007: USA (Phelps, Walker, Jones, Lezak)
2009: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Grevers, Adrian)
2011: Australia (Magnussen, Targett, Abood, Sullivan)
2013: France (Agnel, Manaudou, Gilot, Stravius)
2015: France (Metella, Manaudou, Gilot, Stravius)

World long-course champions in men's 4×100 m medley relay

1973: USA (Stamm, Hencken, Bottom, Montgomery)
1975: USA (Murphy, Colella, Jagenburg, Coan)
1978: USA (Jackson, Nevid, Bottom, McCagg)
1982: USA (Carey, Lundquist, Gribble, Gaines)
1986: USA (Veatch, Lundberg, Morales, Biondi)
1991: USA (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Biondi)
1994: USA (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Hall Jr.)
1998: Australia (Welsh, Rogers, Klim, Fydler)
2001: Australia (Welsh, Harrison, Huegill, Thorpe)
2003–2005: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak)
2007: Australia (Welsh, Rickard, Lauterstein, Sullivan)
2009: USA (Peirsol, Shanteau, Phelps, Walters)
2011: USA (Thoman, Gangloff, Phelps, Adrian)
2013: France (Lacourt, Perez-Dortona, Stravius, Gilot)
2015: USA (Murphy, Cordes, Shields, Adrian)

Pan American Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1951: United States (Stack, Stassforth, Cleveland)
1955: United States (McKinney, Maguire, Baarcke, Scholes)
1959: United States (McKinney, Munsch, Troy, Farrell)
1963: United States (McGeagh, Craig, Richardson, Kirby)
1967: United States (Russell, Webb, Spitz, Walsh)
1971: United States (Murphy, Job, Heidenreich, Heckl)
1975: United States (Rocca, Colella, Curington, Babashoff)
1979: United States (Jackson, Lundquist, Placak, McCagg)
1983: United States (Carey, Lundquist, Gribble, Gaines)
1987: United States (Gill, Korhammer, King, Dudley)
1991: United States (Gill, Dersch, Merrell, Thomas)
1995: United States (Rouse, Van Neerden, Henderson, Olsen)
1999: Brazil (Massura, Tomazini, Scherer, Borges)
2003: United States (Marshall, Gangloff, Michaelson, Brunelli)
2007: United States (Bal, Gangloff, Berens, Grant)
2011: Brazil (Guido, Silva, Mangabeira, Cielo)
2015: Brazil (Guido, Silva, Mendes, Chierighini)

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