"Say hello to your team captain!" - Fans react to Ryan Murphy winning the 100m backstroke at the 2024 US Olympic Trials punching his ticket to Paris

Ryan Murphy won the 100m backstroke event in the US Olympic Swim Trials, therefore punching his ticket to Paris. He will make his third Olympic entry as one of the top seeds in the 100m backstroke, which he held a world record in. On this newsbreak, fans couldn't contain their excitement, hailing Murphy for his coveted accomplishment.

Murphy headed to the 2016 Rio Olympics to make his debut at the Summer Games. His effort swept the 100m and 200m backstroke titles and his 4x100m medley relay leg performance broke the world record previously held by Aaron Piersol.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the US team broke the 4x100m medley relay world record time and won the gold with a joint effort by Murphy, Caeleb Dressel, Michael Andrew, and Zach Apple in a time of 3:26.78.

Ryan Murphy will make his way to the 2024 Paris Olympics. He won the 100m backstroke event at the Olympic Trials, in a time of 52.22, living up to the honor of a top seed. He was four-tenths of a second faster than his semifinal race.

President and CEO of Swimming Twitter, Kyle Sockwell, posted the news on his X handle with the caption:

"Death, taxes, and Ryan Murphy representing Team USA internationally in the 100 backstroke"

Fans rallied in support and awaited the most anticipated third Olympic entry of Ryan Murphy.

One fan called him the team captain since he will be the top seed in the Olympics.

"Say hello to your team captain!"

Another fan congratulated the Olympian for making it to his Olympic team, representing the California Golden Bears.

"Cal legend Ryan Murphy will be a USA Olympian for the 3rd time."

One X user lauded Murphy's 100m backstroke consistency, saying:

"He’s so constant"

Here are some of the other reactions:

"#GoBears," tweeted a fan.

"He’s amazing. Truly a gift the US every 4 years," another fan tweeted.

"Ryan Murphy the man that you are," a fan commented.

"But now, I can take it in a little bit more" - Ryan Murphy on how he learned to be less anxious in his races than before

2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming - Day 2 Ryan Murphy

Murphy competed in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics to make a name for himself as a backstroke specialist. However, the humongous stage added to the pressure, and his anxiety levels peaked when he competed.

In a post-race interview with NBC, Murphy talked about enjoying his races more now than he used to. He learned to control his nerves.

"I think I enjoy it a little bit more than I used to. I used to feel like I was gonna throw up before every race. But now, I can take it in a little bit more.”

Murphy will race the 100m butterfly and 200m backstroke as well but the decision to compete in the former can alter last moment.