Maureen Elizabeth Murphy (March 23, 1939 – January 22, 2019) was an American competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who represented the United States at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in Melbourne, Australia. Murphy competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, and finished fifth overall in the event final with a time of 1:14.1.

References

1939 births 2019 deaths American female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Portland, Oregon 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-swimming-bio-stub