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Ross Murdoch

Ross Murdoch(born 14 January 1994) is a Scottish competitiveswimmerwho has represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in 2016 and 2020, the FINA World Championships and the LEN European Championships, and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games from 2014 to the present. Between 2014 and 2016, Murdoch became a World, European and Commonwealth champion.[2]

Ross Murdoch
Personal information
Full nameRoss Murdoch
National teamGreat Britain
Scotland
Born(1994-01-14)14 January 1994(age 30)
Balloch, West Dunbartonshire,Scotland
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubUniversity of Stirling
CoachSteven Tigg, Bradley Hay
Medal record
Men's swimming
RepresentingGreat Britain
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 100 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 50 m breaststroke
RepresentingScotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley

Murdoch rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the200 metre breaststrokeat the2014 Commonwealth GamesinGlasgow,beating favourite, Olympic silver medalist and fellow ScotMichael Jamieson.In 2015, he formed part of the Great Britain squad that won gold in themixed 4 x 100 metre medley relayat the2015 World Aquatics Championships,swimming in the qualifying heats, and adding a relay world title to the individual bronze won days earlier in themen's 100 metre breaststrokebehind teammateAdam Peaty.In 2016, he qualified for the 100m breaststroke for the Great Britain team in the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro.In the same year, he won his first European title with a gold medal in the 200 metre breaststroke, also picking up a silver medal in the 100 metre breaststroke silver medal behind teammateAdam Peatyand a bronze medal in the 50 metre breaststroke.

Swimming career

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Ross' first notable performance was in the200 m breaststrokefinal at the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012 where he achieved a seven-second personal best[3]at theLondon Aquatics Centre.

In 2013, Ross made his senior international debut at theWorld ChampionshipsinBarcelona,in which he placed 30th in the 50 m breaststroke in 28.00 and advanced to the semi-finals in the 100 m breaststroke, placing 11th in 1:00.07. Ross was also selected for the British 4×100 m Medley Relay which came 9th in theChampionships.

In 2014 Ross had international success with Gold in Austin Grand Prix for both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke as well as taking Gold in the 100 m breaststroke in the Flanders Speedo Cup,[4]receiving the award for top male swimmer due to achieving the highest number of FINA points.[5]In the Scottish National Championships and Commonwealth Trials, Ross picked up two Golds and a Silver medal, achieving a Scottish record in the 100 m of 59.75 which he since improved to 59.56 at the British Championships 2014. In 2015, he claimed the bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke, placing third behind fellow British teammate Adam Peaty and South African Cameron Van Der Burgh with a time of 59.09.[6]

He is currently coached by Ben Higson,[7]although predominantly coached by Jimmy Orr of West Dunbartonshire through his youth and is mentored byRebecca Adlington[8]

International Swimming League

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In 2019 Murdoch was member of the2019 International Swimming LeaguerepresentingTeam Iron.

Commonwealth Games

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2014

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In July 2014, Murdoch competed in the2014 Commonwealth Gameswhich were held in his home city ofGlasgow,Scotland.He qualified (coming first) for the final of the 200 metre breaststroke with fellow Scots, favouriteMichael Jamiesonand Calum Tait. He won the Men's 200 metre final, beating Jamieson and Tait at the Tollcross Swimming Centre. This was his first major gold medal.[9]On the second day of the2014 Commonwealth Games,he qualified as the second fastest swimmer for the 100 metre breaststroke in a time of 59.72, only behindAdam Peatywho swam a time of 59.16 seconds. In the final, Murdoch won the bronze medal with a time of 59.47 seconds. He also qualified for the final of the 50 metre breaststroke, placing 6th in the final.[10]

2022

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At the2022 Commonwealth Games,held starting in July inBirmingham,England,Murdoch won a bronze medal in the200 metre breaststrokeon the first day ofswimming competitionwith a time of 2:10.41.[11]His achievement followed an eleven week retirement from swimming, that started in December 2021 and during which time he did not even get in a pool.[12]Four days later, he won the bronze medal in the50 metre breaststrokewith a time of 27.32 seconds.[13][14]The following day, he won a bronze medal as part of the4×100 metre medley relay,splitting a 59.59 for the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final and contributing to a newScottish recordtime of 3:35.11.[15][16]His medals helped to tie the all-time performance record by swimmers representing Scotland at a singleCommonwealth Gamesin terms of total medals won, a record of 12 total medals previously set at the2006 Commonwealth Games.[16]

2016 & 2020 Olympic Games

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Ross finished 9th in the 100m breaststroke at the2016 Olympic GamesinRiowith a time of 1:00.05.[2]During the2020 Olympic gamesinTokyo,Ross finished 12th in the 200m breaststroke.[2]

Personal life

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Murdoch started swimming inAlexandriainWest Dunbartonshire,close to his hometown ofBalloch,when he was 6 years old. He stated his father as being inspirational as he pushed him to achieve success. He was a pupil ofBalfron High School.He has a younger sister, Heather, and a younger brother, Scott.

References

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  1. ^ab"Ross Murdoch Bio, Stats, and Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.
  2. ^abc"Ross Murdoch".britishswimming.org.Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2021.Retrieved14 June2023.
  3. ^"British Gas Swimming Championships 2012".British Swimming.Retrieved21 July2014.
  4. ^"Flanders Speedo Cup".rossmurdoch.co.uk.Retrieved21 July2014.
  5. ^"Flander's Cup Results"(PDF).zwemfed.be/.Retrieved23 July2014.
  6. ^Stewart, Mel (3 August 2015)."Watch Adam Peaty win 100 Breaststroke – World Championships Race Video".SwimSwam.
  7. ^"British Swimmer Profile".Retrieved28 July2014.
  8. ^"Rebecca Adlington to mentor".BBC Sport.Retrieved28 July2014.
  9. ^"Ross Murdoch stuns Michael Jamieson".BBC Nick Hope.Retrieved28 July2014.
  10. ^"Ross Murdoch Commonwealth Bio".Retrieved28 July2014.
  11. ^"Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results".Longines.29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ^Winton, Richard (28 July 2022)."Commonwealth Games 2022: Ross Murdoch goes from retirement to revival in seven months".BBC Sport.Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ^"Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results".Longines.2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ^"Brilliant bronze for Murdoch to complete Commonwealth Games breaststroke set".Scottish Swimming.3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  15. ^"Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results".Longines.3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  16. ^ab"Two more medals on final night of swimming".Scottish Swimming.3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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