Evergreen Park Swimmer Ryan Murphy Grabs Second Gold in Rio

Swimmer Ryan Murphy, who was born in Palos Heights and grew up in Evergreen Park, grabbed his second gold medal in the Rio games on Thursday..Murphy clocked 1:53.62 in the 200-meter backstroke, beating the silver medalist by a full second.

It was the 21-year-old backstroke specialist’s second gold in the 2016 Summer Games. Earlier this week Murphy set an Olympic record finishing the 100-meter backstroke in 51.97 seconds.

Murphy will go for the gold a third time in Saturday’s medley relay.