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Sophie Murphy

Sophie Murphy - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-11
Major Business Administration
Hometown Cheshire, Conn.
Last School Cheshire High School
Club Team Cheshire Y Sea Dog Swim Club
Year Senior
Sophie Murphy - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  • 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Sits third in program history in 200 free (1:46.40)
  • Swam in two relays that broke school records in 2024
    • 200 free (1:29.74)
    • 400 free (3:17.26)

2023-24 (Junior): Backstroke and freestyle swimmer … Placed third in the 200 free (1:51.72) and fourth in 500 free (5:04.90) at the FSU Fall Invite … Placed seventh in the 200 free (1:54.00) vs Georgia …Won the 200 (1:52.51) and 500 free (5:05.19) vs Emory … Finished third in the 200 free (1:48.64), fourth in the 100 free (50.59) and eighth in the 500 free (5:05.42) vs FSU … Finished 11th in the 200 free (1:52.52), fourth in the 100 L free (59.01) and eighth in the 200 L free (2:11.38) vs Texas A&M/Texas … Swam in the 100 free (50348), 200 free (1:50.01) and 500 free (4:55.23) at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Finished fifth in the 100 L free (58.23) at the UGA Fall LC Time Trial … Won the 200 free (1:51.37) and 500 free (5:04.11) vs Queens and Gardner-Webb … Won the 100 free (49.29) and 200 free (1:46.51) and finished ninth in the 500 free (5:08.98) vs South Carolina … Won the 200 free (1:46.49) and finished second in the 500 free (5:29.6) at the James E Martin Invitational

2022-23 (Sophomore): Backstroke and freestyle swimmer … Finished fifth in the 50 free (24.01) vs FSU … Came in fourth in the 50 free (23.80) and swam a leg in the 200 medley relay vs Pitt and BC … Swam in the 200 free (1:55.77) and legs in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Finished seventh in both the 50 free (24.02) and 200 free (1:54.70) … Finished seventh in the 50 free (24.20) and ninth in the 200 free (1:55.42) … Finished fourth in both the 100 free (51.56) and 100 back (57.10) vs Queens and West Florida … Took first in the 200 free (1:51.64) vs Carson-Newman … Finished fifth in the 200 free (1:48.08), seventh in the 100 free (50.32) and fourth in the 50 free (23.18) at the Auburn Invitational … Placed third in the 100 back (56.82) at the First Chance Invite … Swam in prelims for the 200 free (1:51.20), 100 free (51.57) and 50 free (23.58) at the ACC Championships

2021-22 (Freshman): Backstroke and freestyle swimmer … Competed in the 50 free (23.52), 200 free (1:50.22) and 100 back (56.72) at the ACC Championships … Set season bests in the 50 free (23.66), 100 free (50.47) and 200 free (1:49.33) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Turned in times in the 50 free (24.08) and 200 free (1:55.86) against Gardner-Webb … Clocked times in the 50 free (23.68) and 100 free (50.40) against Tulane and Arkansas … Secured times in the 50 free (24.26), 75 free (37.91) and 150 free (1:25.23) against Northwestern and Miami … Swam the 100 free (51.50) and 100 back (56.97) against Duke … Posted times in the 100 free (52.03) and 200 free (1:54.64) against North Carolina … Touched the wall first in the 100 free (51.34) against Florida State … Opened the season with a first place finish against SCAD in the 100 free (51.31)

Before Tech: School record holder in 50 free (23.51), 100 free (50.86) and 200 medley relay (1:43.99) … Class L and Connecticut State record holder in 200 medley relay (1:43.99) … Competed all four years on swim and dive team … Captain in 2020 and 2021 … Southern Connecticut Conference Champions (2017-2020) … Class L State Champions (2017, 2018) … 2019 Class LL State Champions … 2019 State Open Champions … MVP in 2018-2020 … All-State in the 50 free and 100 free all four years … New Haven Register swimming All-Area team all four years … Record Journal Swimmer of the Year (2018, 2019, 2020) … New Haven Register MVP (2018, 2019) … All-American in 200 medley relay and 400 free relay (2017, 2018) … All-America consideration in 50 free and 100 free … Connecticut Swimming Scholar Athlete … All-America Scholastic Team … All State Academic Team (2017-2020) … Southern Connecticut Conference All Academic Team (2017-2020) … National Honor Society

Personal: Chose Tech because of the academic opportunities, the close knit swim and dive team and the amazing coaching staff … Enjoys hiking, spending time outside with friends and listening to music … Picked up competitive swimming at three when she joined a summer leagues team her older sisters were on … Was a member of Cheshire High School String Orchestra

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