Ryan Murphy Collects 100 Back Victory in Atlanta; Posts Fastest Time in World

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Men’s 100 Back
Ryan Murphy has been on a quest for dominance since the 2017 World Championships and has been proving his Olympic gold medal status throughout the Atlanta stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series. Murphy, who qualified fourth for the 100 back out of prelims, provided an effortless first 50 meters, turning a shy .31 seconds behind Team Elite’s Ryosuke Irie. But Murphy maintained his steady course and overtook Irie in the final 25 meters of the race, posting a final time of 53.24 to Irie’s 53.26.
Murphy’s time moves him to first in the world rankings for 2018, while Irie moves ahead of Mitch Larkin’s 2018 best of 53.37 for second in the world.
Fellow Cal swimmer Jacob Pebley took third overall with a time of 53.93, followed by UBC Thunderbirds’ Markus Thormeyer’s 54.84.
Shane Ryan, representing Tiger Elite Racing, was fifth with a 55.02, while Missouri State’s Paul Le took sixth with a 55.54.
The Italian duo of Simone Sabbioni and Luca Spinazzola finished seventh and eighth with times of 55.92 and 56.70 respectively.
=== A - Final === 1 Ryan Murphy 22 California Aquat 55.60 53.24J 923 r:+0.57 25.72 53.24 (27.52) 2 Ryosuke Irie 28 Team Elite 54.33 53.26J 922 r:+0.53 26.05 53.26 (27.21) 3 Jacob Pebley 24 California Aquat 55.21 53.93 888 r:+0.74 26.25 53.93 (27.68) 4 Markus Thormeye 20 UBC Thunderbirds 55.17 54.84 845 r:+0.71 26.66 54.84 (28.18) 5 Shane Ryan 24 Tiger Elite Raci 56.01 55.02 836 r:+1.53 26.36 55.02 (28.66) 6 Paul Le 25 Missouri State U 56.02 55.54 813 r:+0.56 26.65 55.54 (28.89) 7 Simone Sabbioni 21 Italy 56.67 55.92 797 r:+0.58 26.82 55.92 (29.10) 8 Luca Spinazzola 25 Italy 56.26 56.70 764 r:+0.68 27.22 56.70 (29.48)