Ryan Murphy Collects 100 Back Victory in Atlanta; Posts Fastest Time in World

Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA

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Men’s 100 Back

Ryan Murphy has been on a quest for dominance since the 2017 World Championships and has been proving his Olympic gold medal status throughout the Atlanta stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series. Murphy, who qualified fourth for the 100 back out of prelims, provided an effortless first 50 meters, turning a shy .31 seconds behind Team Elite’s Ryosuke Irie. But Murphy maintained his steady course and overtook Irie in the final 25 meters of the race, posting a final time of 53.24 to Irie’s 53.26.

Murphy’s time moves him to first in the world rankings for 2018, while Irie moves ahead of Mitch Larkin’s 2018 best of 53.37 for second in the world.

Fellow Cal swimmer Jacob Pebley took third overall with a time of 53.93, followed by UBC Thunderbirds’ Markus Thormeyer’s 54.84.

Shane Ryan, representing Tiger Elite Racing, was fifth with a 55.02, while Missouri State’s Paul Le took sixth with a 55.54.

The Italian duo of Simone Sabbioni and Luca Spinazzola finished seventh and eighth with times of 55.92 and 56.70 respectively.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Ryan Murphy      22 California Aquat    55.60      53.24J  923  
    r:+0.57  25.72        53.24 (27.52)
  2 Ryosuke Irie     28 Team Elite          54.33      53.26J  922  
    r:+0.53  26.05        53.26 (27.21)
  3 Jacob Pebley     24 California Aquat    55.21      53.93   888  
    r:+0.74  26.25        53.93 (27.68)
  4 Markus Thormeye  20 UBC Thunderbirds    55.17      54.84   845  
    r:+0.71  26.66        54.84 (28.18)
  5 Shane Ryan       24 Tiger Elite Raci    56.01      55.02   836  
    r:+1.53  26.36        55.02 (28.66)
  6 Paul Le          25 Missouri State U    56.02      55.54   813  
    r:+0.56  26.65        55.54 (28.89)
  7 Simone Sabbioni  21 Italy               56.67      55.92   797  
    r:+0.58  26.82        55.92 (29.10)
  8 Luca Spinazzola  25 Italy               56.26      56.70   764  
    r:+0.68  27.22        56.70 (29.48)

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