Ryan Murphy, who took home gold medals for his backstroke ability in the 2016 Olympics, said the 200-meter backstroke race on Friday “probably wasn’t …
Ryan Murphy, who took home gold medals for his backstroke ability in the 2016 Olympics, said the 200-meter backstroke race on Friday “probably wasn’t clean” after losing to Russia’s Evgeny Rylov. Swimmer Ryan Murphy took home the silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke Friday in a race he said “probably wasn’t clean.” Murphy made the comment after losing out on the gold to Evgeny Rylov of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). Murphy came into the race as the defending gold medal champion after his win in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. “I’ve got about 15 thoughts. Thirteen of them would get me into a lot of trouble,” Murphy began, according to The Wall Street Journal. “It is a huge mental drain on me to go throughout the year that I’m swimming in a race that’s probably not clean.” The ROC hit back at Murphy over Twitter. “How unnerving our victories are for some of our colleagues,” the ROC’s official account wrote. “Yes, we are here at the Olympics.
