Michael Phelps will always be the greatest of all time but he’s not this year’s swimmer of the year. Heck, he didn’t even go a best time in 2016.
Ryan Fitzgerald Murphy is undoubtedly the SWIMNERD Male Swimmer of the Year for 2016.
And, to top it all off, the guy is a straight up class act in real life. Listen to any interview with him. He’s honest, humble, and all about the process.
USA men won Gold in both backstrokes in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. Thank you Ryan Murphy for continuing America’s winning ways in the backstroke events.