Notre Dame wraps up successful season, takes momentum into summer events.
AS A FRESHMAN: Swam a wide range of freestyle distances as well as the 200 fly in his first campaign ... swam three events at the BIG EAST Championships and recorded season-best times in each ... recorded readouts of 1:41.04 in the 200 free, 4:30.25 in the 500 free, and 15:52.72 in the 1,650 free at the meet ... posted a season-best time in the 200 fly (1:56.18) at the Hawkeye Invitational ... saw dual meet action against Michigan State, Louisville, Northwestern, Valparaiso, Pittsburgh, and the quad meet against Michigan, Oakland, and TCU ... was honored with the Meghan Beeler and Colleen Hipp Award, which is presented annually to the freshman who best demonstrates vitality, competitiveness and love for Notre Dame ... earned monogram.
THE MURPHY FILE: Swam for The Bolles School (Fla.), which won the 2009-10 Swimming World high school national championship ... former Irish women's swimmer Katie Casey also swam for the same prep program ... four-time letterwinner ... Junior National qualifier and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American as a member of the Bolles School Sharks club ... team-captain and all-city choice as a senior ... led prep squad to state titles in 2009 and 2010 ... won Babe Ruth Foundation Award for high ideals in scholarship, leadership, patriotism and athletic achievement ... son of Katy and Pat Murphy ... has two siblings, Shannon and Ryan ... full name is Patrick Sullivan Murphy ... active in National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Outward Bound Club ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
