John Joseph Murphy (born July 19, 1953) is an American former

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

and freestyle

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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 The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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

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, where he swam for coach

James Counsilman James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004)
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swim team in

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

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