approximately 90% Irish by ancestry. Murphy was raised in a strong Roman Catholic family and remains committed to his faith, stating, "I’m a firm believer in God. My faith is important to me. There are, however, times when I rely on him more than others. Overall, I am private in my spirituality." See also List of people from Florida List of people from Jacksonville, Florida World and Olympic records set at the 2016 Summer Olympics World and Olympic records set at the 2020 Summer Olympics World record progression 100 metres backstroke World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic gold medalists References External links Ryan Murphy – University of California athlete profile at CalBears.com 1995 births Living people American Roman Catholics American male backstroke swimmers California Golden Bears men's swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Bolles School alumni Pan American Games medalists in swimming Swimmers from Chicago Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming 21st-century American people