Unbeatable backstrokers: Murphy looks to extend US dominance

[ASFN Admin]

The last time the American men lost a backstroke race at the Olympics, 25-year-old Ryan Murphy wasn't even born. Murphy already did his part in Rio de Janeiro, sweeping both backstroke races to extend a run that started after the 1992 Barcelona Games, where the American men settled for silver and bronze in the 100 and failed to make the podium in the 200. Heading into the U.S. Olympic trials, which begin Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska, Murphy insisted that he's feeling no extra pressure to keep the streak alive.

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