Swimming: Murphy maintains US streak in 100m backstroke

Though Murphy narrowly missed setting a world record for the 100-meter backstroke, he still took home the sixth consecutive gold medal for the U.S.in the event.

China’s Xu Jiayu took the silver with a time of 52.31 seconds, while Murphy’s teammate, David Plummer, claimed the bronze in 52.40 seconds. Kosuke Hagino of Japan takes the silver and Wang Shun of China earns the bronze.

Both Murphy and Plummer are competing in their first Olympic Games.

On Wednesday night, Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura won the men’s individual all around gold medal, adding to an fantastic record that includes three world championship titles and gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

In 2014, Yang served a three-month suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant that he said was for a heart ailment.

So, why have the first two paragraphs of this piece been spent on a guy who has been retired since early in 2011?

Four years ago, 12 hundredths of a second separated David Plummer from the 2012 London Olympics.

Campbell and her younger sister, Bronte, were hoping to battle for gold after teaming up to lead Australia to a victory in the 4×100 free relay.

Conor Dwyer, of the United States, was third behind Le Clos.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen social media blow up about anything more than this”.

Murphy outpaced an impressive field, finishing in a time of 51.97 to set an Olympic record in the event. “I need to see what I have left”, Plummer said. At the age of 21-year-old, he is now an Olympian, a gold medalist Olympian, and has written his own history in the world of swimming.