Murphy won the men’s 200 meter backstroke final with a time of 1:56.06. “That was good,” he admitted. “It is nice coming back here and getting in some racing. For me, tonight, I wanted to swim it a ...

Palos Heights-native Ryan Murphy was hoping to defend his Olympic crown in the 100-meter backstroke on Monday night, but he had to settle for bronze in the event, snapping a six-Olympics win streak ...

Ryan Murphy is officially America’s next backstroke star. The 21-year-old swimmer won the men’s 200 backstroke Thursday night in a time of 1:53.62, three nights after taking gold in the 100 back.

The United States' winning streak in the 100-meter backstroke continued Monday as Ryan Murphy won with an Olympic-record 51.97 seconds for the Americans' sixth straight gold medal in the event.