| Max Murphy |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Flower Mound, Texas
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| High School:
Flower Mound High School
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| Height:
6-1
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| Event:
Backstroke/Butterfly
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| Birthdate:
05/09/1990
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All-American
Freshman Season (2008-09)
Swam in the 100m back and 200m back events at the 2009 U.S. Senior National Championships ... Finished 11th in the 100m back in 55.16 ... Took 20th in the 200m back in a time of 2:04.14 ... Earned All-America Honorable Mention in the 200 backstroke (1:41.70) at the 2009 NCAA Championships ... Competed in the 100 back and took 23rd in 47.33 ... That time ranks him fourth all-time at Auburn ... At the SEC Championships, swam in the 200 back A Final and came away with a fifth-place finish in 1:43.10 ... Swam in the B Final and took 11th in 47.89.
High School
A five-star recruit according to Swimming World Magazine... Competed in the 100m back and 200m back at the U.S. Olympic Trials... Finished 44th in the 100m back with a time of 57.11 and 30th in the 200m back, clocking in at 2:03.28... A USA Swimming Junior National Team member in 2007-08... Set national age group records in the 100 and 200 back... Also set both Texas and Minnesota state records... Was a high school All-American all four years... Finished third in the 100 back at junior nationals in 2006 and 2007... His club team, the Dallas Mustangs, were naitonal champions in 2007.
Personal
Full name is Max McCormack Murphy... Parents are David and Kirby Murphy... Has two siblings, Sam and McKenzie... Mom swam for the University of Maryland.
