The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
John Murray
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Churchill
- Nine-time All-American
- Seven-time Big 12 champion
- Member of the 2012-13 and 2011-12 USA Swimming National Junior Teams
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
50 free: 19.07/22.37
100 free: 41.77/49.43
200 free: 1:37.54/1:54.22
100 fly: 45.89/54.51
AS A SENIOR (2015-16)
• Won the 100 butterfly consolation final (46.96), finished third in the 50 freestyle championship final (19.55) and took sixth in the 100 freestyle championship final (44.22/44.08p) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Townley Haas, Joseph Schooling, and Brett Ringgold to win the 400 freestyle relay (2:50.29) at the Big 12 Championships
• Teamed with Joseph Schooling, Tate Jackson, and Brett Ringgold to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.10) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined John Shebat, Joseph Schooling, and Brett Ringgold to win the 200 medley relay (1:24.34) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 100 backstroke (50.01) and took fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:40.45) against TCU
• Finished third in the 100 freestyle (45.75) against Arizona
• Placed third in the 50 freestyle (20.35) and third in the 100 freestyle (45.32) against Georgia
• Took fifth in the 50 freestyle (20.57) and sixth in the 100 freestyle (45.43) against Auburn
• Won the 100 butterfly “B” final (46.24/48.01p) and took second in the 100 freestyle championship final (42.49/42.42p) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (20.69) against North Carolina State
• Finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.70) and sixth in the 100 freestyle (46.36) against North Carolina
• Took fourth in the 50m freestyle (23.59) and completed a 100m freestyle exhibition (54.48) against Florida and Indiana
• Placed seventh in the 50 freestyle (20.92) and completed a 100 butterfly exhibition (50.20) against Florida and Indiana
AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
• Placed third in the 100 freestyle (45.94) and fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.71) against Texas A&M
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
• Joined Matt Ellis, Tripp Cooper and Kip Darmody to place second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:15.53) at the NCAA Championships; split 18.36 on the relay’s second leg, which marked the fastest relay split for the entire meet
• Teamed with Kip Darmody, Jack Conger and Caleb Weir to place second in the 200 medley relay (1:23.30) at the NCAA Championships; split 23.45 on the relay’s breaststroke leg
• Joined Matt Ellis, Caleb Weir and Kip Darmody to place fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (2:50.94) at the NCAA Championships; split 42.11 on the relay’s second leg
• Placed fifth in the 100 freestyle (42.43/41.77p), sixth in the 50 freestyle (19.11/19.07p) and 23rd in the 100 butterfly (46.61) at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Kip Darmody, Imri Ganiel and Jack Conger to win the 200 medley relay (1:24.86) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 19.08
• Teamed with Charlie Moore, Matt Ellis and Tripp Cooper to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.41) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 19.29
• Joined Matt Ellis, Jack Conger and Kip Darmody to win the 400 freestyle relay (2:51.99) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 42.76
• Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (19.81) and the 100 freestyle (43.65) and took fifth in the 100 butterfly (47.73) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 50 freestyle (20.51) and took third in the 100 freestyle (45.24) at Arizona
• Won the 50 freestyle (20.28) and the 100 freestyle (44.91) against Georgia
• Took second in the 50 freestyle (20.42) and third in the 100 freestyle (44.57) against Auburn
• Placed seventh in the 50 freestyle (19.83) and seventh in the 100 freestyle (43.28) at the Texas Invitational
• Took sixth in the 50 freestyle (20.90) and ninth in the 100 freestyle (46.37) at Indiana and Michigan
• Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.81), fifth in the 100 freestyle (46.52) and sixth in the 100 butterfly (51.42) against North Carolina
AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
· Placed third in the 100 freestyle (43.52) and won the 50 freestyle time trial (19.75) at the American Short Course Championships
· Took second in the 100 freestyle (43.53), third in the 50 freestyle (19.72) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:37.84) at the Big 12 Championships
· Placed seventh in the 200 freestyle (1:39.54) and swam the 50 freestyle exhibition (20.39) against Arizona and SMU
· Took fifth in the 50 freestyle (21.16) at TCU
· Took fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.78) and sixth the 100 freestyle (45.82) at Georgia
· Placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (20.93) and seventh in the 100 freestyle (46.43) at Auburn
· Took 28th in the 50 freestyle preliminaries (20.31) and 33rd in the 100 freestyle preliminaries (44.89) at the 2012 AT&T Winter National Championships
· Took eighth place in the 100 freestyle (45.96) against Indiana and Michigan
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 56th in the 100m freestyle (50.84) and 71st in the 50m freestyle (23.31)
BEFORE TEXAS
• 2012 Texas UIL Class 5A state champion, 100 freestyle (43.76)
• Teamed up with future Texas teammate Liam Lockwood to lead Churchill H.S. to victory in the 200 medley relay at the 2012 Texas UIL Class 5A Championship
• 2011 Texas UIL Class 5A state champion, 50 freestyle (20.23) and 100 freestyle (44.30)
PERSONAL
Born April 21, 1994 in San Antonio, Texas ... son of Kevin and Patricia Murray ... has four siblings: Jacob, Sarah, Josh and Daniell ... his cousin, Daniel Rohleder, swam at Texas (2005-08) ... major is Applied Learning and Development with a Coaching concentration.
