Ryan Murphy caught the competitive bug at seven, chasing after his older siblings. While that led him to five Olympic golds, ...

The U.S. men have never lost the 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships. Can they keep this streak alive?

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.

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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.

Ryan Murphy did not defend his 100m backstroke gold medal from the Rio 2016 Olympics despite a very good performance on the biggest stage. Murphy claimed bronze just behind a pair of athletes from the ...