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Ryan Murphy Re-Breaks His 200 Backstroke NAG Record At The NCAA Championships

On the final day of the men’s NCAA Championships in Austin, Ryan Murphy breaks his own pool and NAG record.

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Get ready for a nailbiter: Final projected scores show a 4-point Texas victory

Texas has hugely outperformed their seeds this week, and our projected scores show them winning, though the 4-point margin means this one should come right down to the wire.

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2014 Men’s NCAAs: Murray, Murphy, Cieslak priming team battle at day 3 prelims

Texas’s John Murray, Cal’s Ryan Murphy and Florida’s Marcin Cieslak (pictured above) all hold top-2 seeds as their teams battle for the overall NCAA title on the meet’s final day.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships: Ryan Murphy Day 2 Video Interview

A video interview with freshman Ryan Murphy after winning the 100 backstroke at the 2014 NCAA Championships in Austin, TX.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships Photo Vault Day 2:

Ryan Murphy of Cal, the 100 backstroke winner, is congratulated by teammate Tony Cox who placed seventh at the 2014 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.

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Night Two Winners’ Quotes: 2014 Men’s NCAA DI Swimming and Diving Championships

Kevin Cordes, on breaking the American Record: “I tried to take it out faster and it really worked with the speed in my turns.”

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Kalisz, Cordes with humongous record swims on day 2 of men’s NCAAs, team battle sizzling

Georgia’s Chase Kalisz smashed one of the most impressive American records on the books with a 3:34.50 in the 400 IM that won him his second NCAA title in the event.

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Ryan Murphy Lowers Yesterday’s 100 Backstroke NAG Record On Day 2 of NCAA’s

Ryan Murphy lowers his 17-18 NAG record in the 100 backstroke with a 44.63 on day 2 of the NCAA Championships in Austin, TX.

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Cal Downs American Record in 200 Medley Relay Victory

Tony Cox had a huge fly leg for the Cal Bears’ winning/American-Record-setting 200 medley relay.

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As close as they come: Texas and Cal tied in Day 2 prelims scoring

Cal gained 46 points from seeds this morning, a big gain – but it still falls short of Texas, which picked up 76 and is projected to score the exact same amount of points as Cal tonight (not including diving and the 800 free relay).

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Texas Longhorns rolling at men’s NCAA day 2 prelims, Murphy on fire for Cal

USC’s Cristian Quintero is one of a bunch of men in hot pursuit of the 200 free title – Quintero cruised to a prelims heat win after taking the 500 free last night.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships: Ryan Murphy Video Interview

After breaking a NAG record as the lead off leg of the 400 Medley relay, Cal’s Ryan Murphy discusses day 1 of his first NCAA’s.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships Photo Vault Day 1: Relay Roars and More

Coach Durden’s Cal Golden Bears dominate the relays…with a little help from a very loud bench.

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2014 M. NCAA Championships: Day One Quotes

Quotes from Tyler Messerschmidt, Christian Quintero, Marcin Cieslak, Brandy Tandy, Kristian Gkolomeev, Ryan Murphy, Seth Stubblefield, Matt Scoggin, Michael Hixon & Eddie Reese

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Cal, Florida trade blows on day 1 of men’s NCAA Championships, Texas on fire at home

Seth Stubblefield came up with two huge relay anchor legs for Cal, which swept the relays and gained a ton of points on night one. The Golden Bears sit a close second to Texas with Florida still in the hunt

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