Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky congratulate Ryan Murphy on qualifying for his third Olympics

Ryan Murphy has qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 and is poised to represent the USA for the third time. He stood atop the podium in the 100m backstroke event on Day 3 of the Olympic Trials, and this remarkable feat caught the eye of Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, who lauded Murphy for it.

After featuring at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, the 28-year-old will be competing at the Paris Olympics as well. He clocked a time of 52.22s in the 100m backstroke finals, besting Hunter Armstrong, who clocked 52.72s, to punch his ticket to Paris.

Celebrating his triumph, Ryan Murphy shared two pictures from the competition on his Instagram handle and captioned it:

"Ecstatic to make a third Olympic team! Team USA will be ready to rock in Paris!"

Commenting on Ryan's post, Michael Phelps congratulated the 28-year-old and wrote,

"Congrats dude!"

Michael Phelp's comment

Katie Ledecky also commented on Murphy's post and praised him.

"*Three US flags emojis*"

Katie Ledecky's comment

Along with them, Brett Hawke, a two-time Olympian and a coach, also congratulated Ryan Murphy.

"Congratulations Legend," said Hawke.

Brett Hawke's comment

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Ryan Murphy opens up about qualifying for the Paris Olympics 2024

Ryan Murphy expressed his feelings about making it to Paris after his 100m backstroke win on Day 3 of the Olympic trials. In the post-race interview, the 28-year-old talked about what keeps him motivated and helps him improve. As quoted by Swimming World Magazine, Murphy said

"I try to be consistent as possible everyday. I feel like I’ve struck a good balance of some days, it’s pulling motivation from just raw competitiveness and some days it’s pulling motivation from focusing on technique."

He further acknowledged the support he received from people around him that allowed him to remain consistent with his routine.

"Some days, it’s really just being disciplined with your routine. So I feel like I’ve got a really good group of people around me that keep me grounded, and you know, I’m really motivated to try to improve," Murphy said.

A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Murphy dominated the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as he clinched gold medals in the 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, and 4x100m medley relay. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won the 4x100m medley relay and set the world record in the same event with teammates Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, and Zach Apple.

The American will be next competing in Paris, which is scheduled to be held from July 26 - Aug 11, 2024.