Sean Murphy (swimmer)

Canadian swimmer (born 1964)

Sean Murphy

Personal information

Full name| Sean Murphy
National team| Canada
Born|  (1964-03-21) March 21, 1964 (age 61)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height| 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight| 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Backstroke
Club| Etobicoke Swim Club
College team| Stanford University

Medal record

Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
| 1985 Tokyo | 200 m backstroke
Summer Universiade
| 1985 Kobe | 200 m backstroke

Sean Murphy (born March 21, 1964) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for six years on the Canada national swimming team, setting several national records. Murphy competed in several international competitions, including the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Commonwealth Games, World University Games, FINA World Aquatics Championships, and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There, he finished in 8th in the final of the men's 100-metre backstroke.[1]

Murphy attended Stanford University, and competed for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team from 1985 to 1988. As a college swimmer, he won three individual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships and contributed to three NCAA national team championships. He would also earn an MBA from Harvard Business School.[2]

## See also

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* List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sean Murphy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
2. ^ "Catalina Names Sean Murphy Chief Data & Analytics Officer".

## External links

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* Sean Murphy at Team Canada
* Sean Murphy at Olympics.com

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