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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 Junior
Sophie Murphy - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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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