INDIANAPOLIS — The last night of the 2017 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships saw plenty of NCAA records being broken. The lone exception? Ryan Murphy did not beat his old record from last year en route to winning his 4th NCAA national championship in the 200-yard backstroke - Murphy merely swam the 2nd best time ever with a 1:36.75. With that swim, Murphy was able to complete the rare feat of sweeping the NCAA national championships in both backstroke races - 100-yard and 200-yard for all 4 years of his collegiate career. That’s pure dominance in a stroke that’s rarely seen in NCAA swimming.
Ryan Murphy sweeps backstroke national titles, leads Cal to team 2nd place
