ISL to the end of the 2021 season, Murphy ranked eighth overall with 610 points across thirteen matches. 2022 On day two of the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, Murphy qualified for the final of the 200-meter backstroke, ranking third in the prelim heats with a time of 1:57.46 and winning the final, qualifying for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team with a time of 1:55.01. He swam a time of 24.57 in the final of the 50-meter backstroke and placed fourth. In the final of the 100-meter backstroke, Murphy placed second behind Hunter Armstrong with a time of 52.46 seconds, also qualifying for the World Championships team in the event. In October, he was named to the roster for the 2022 World Short Course Championships in the 100-meter backstroke and the 200-meter backstroke. International championships Murphy swam only in the prelims heats. Personal best times World records Legend: r – relay lead-off leg with Michael Andrew (breaststroke), Caeleb Dressel (butterfly), Zach Apple (freestyle) Olympic records Legend: WR – World record; r – relay lead-off leg split 51.85 in backstroke; with Cody Miller (breaststroke), Michael Phelps (butterfly), Nathan Adrian (freestyle) split 52.31 in backstroke; with Michael Andrew (breaststroke), Caeleb Dressel (butterfly), Zach Apple (freestyle) Awards and honors International Swimming League, Match Most Valuable Player: 2021 Match 13 Swimming World, The Week That Was: November 29, 2021 (#2) Golden Goggle Award, Male Athlete of the Year: 2018 Golden Goggle Award, Relay Performance of the Year: 2018 (4x100-meter medley relay), 2021 (4x100-meter medley relay) Golden Goggle Award, Male Race of the Year: 2018 (100-meter backstroke) SwimSwam Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#7), 2022 (#9) SwimSwam Swammy Award, U.S. Swimmer of the Year (male): 2018 SwimSwam Swammy Award, NCAA Swimmer of the Year (male): 2014, 2016 Pac-12 Conference, Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Men's Swimming & Diving): 2016—2017 Pac-12 Conference, Swimmer of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2017 Pac-12 Conference, Freshman/Newcomer of the Year: 2014 Golden Goggle Award nominee, Breakout Performer of the Year: 2014 Golden Goggle Award nominee, Male Athlete of the Year: 2021 Personal life Murphy began dating Bridget Konttinen, his University of California, Berkeley classmate in business, in 2016. The couple announced their engagement on May 15, 2022. In an interview with Melvin Stewart of SwimSwam in 2021, Murphy shared that he is approximately 95% Irish by ancestry; his mother is of full Irish descent and his father is