Colin Murphy

  • Colin
  • Murphy

  • Event
    Freestyle
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • Hometown
    Woodlands, Texas
Event2016-20172017-2018Career
100 Free47.15 (10th Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Feb 5, 2017		47.15 (10th Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Feb 5, 2017
1000 Free9:37.77 (9th Place)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016		9:32.19 (5th Place)
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Nov 4, 2017		9:32.19 (5th Place)
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Nov 4, 2017
1650 Free15:40.36 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Feb 5, 2017		15:25.07 (27th Place)
ACC Championships (Men's)
Feb 24, 2018		15:25.07 (27th Place)
ACC Championships (Men's)
Feb 24, 2018
200 Free1:42.69 (25th Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Nov 19, 2016		1:38.07 (38th Place)
ACC Championships (Men's)
Feb 24, 2018		1:38.07 (38th Place)
ACC Championships (Men's)
Feb 24, 2018
200 Free Relay1:25.12 (3rd Place)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016		1:25.12 (3rd Place)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 5, 2016
500 Free4:28.30 (2nd Place)
Christiansburg, VA
Feb 5, 2017		4:27.50 (33rd Place)
ACC Championships (Men's)
Feb 24, 2018		4:27.50 (33rd Place)
ACC Championships (Men's)
Feb 24, 2018
800 Free Relay6:43.54 (10th Place)
West Lafayette, Ind.
Nov 18, 2017		6:43.54 (10th Place)
West Lafayette, Ind.
Nov 18, 2017

Updated: May 2, 2018

2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Recorded times in five events this season, all in long distance
- Qualified for three ACC Championship events in which he recorded personal best times for all three events
- Helped the 800 Free Relay place 10th at the Purdue Invitational
- Placed second in the 1000 Free against VMI and Liberty

2016-17 (Freshman)
- Swam a 21.65 in the final leg of the 200 free relay that placed third against Notre Dame and Pitt
- Finished ninth in the 1000 free with a time of 9:37.77 against Notre Dame and Pitt
- Swam the second-fastest time with a 4:28.30 in the 500 free at the Virginia Tech Invitational
- Placed second with a time of 15:40.36 in the 1650 free at the VTI.

Prep/Personal
- 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials qualifier in the 1500 freestyle
- Graduate of Woodlands Christian Academy where he was a four-year letter winner
- Private school record holder in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle
- Four-time state champion in the 500 freestyle
- Competed for the Woodlands Swim Team
- Member of the NSCA Junior American Team that travelled to Ireland
- 2014 Junior National Champion in the 1500 freestyle.
- Majoring in finance
- Born in Pittsburgh, later moved to Texas