Christopher Murray (born November 28, 1978) is a Bahamian former

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He represented his nation

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

, along with his older brother and three-time Olympic veteran Allan Murray, at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in Sydney, and later held a Bahamian record in the 100 m freestyle at the Georgia Short Course Invitational. While studying in the United States, Murray trains with his brother Allan for the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving The Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team represents the University of Georgia (UGA) in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA men's and women's swimming (sport), swimming and Diving (sport), diving. Also known as the "Swim Dawgs," t ...

team under head coach

Jack Bauerle Jack Bauerle (born February 7, 1952) is the former head coach of the University of Georgia (UGA) men's and women's swimming teams. At the end of his coaching career, Bauerle finished his 42nd year as a head coach for the UGA women's team and his ...

. He also earned All-American honorable mentions as the leadoff in the team's 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays at the 2000

NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competi ...

. Murray qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the

in Sydney by posting a FINA B-standard of 51.97 from the

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in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including three-time Olympic veterans Indrek Sei of Estonia and Carl Probert of Fiji. Murray managed to record his personal best of 51.93, but came up short in second place by almost six tenths of a second (0.6) behind Probert. Murray failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fortieth overall in the prelims.

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1978 births Living people Bahamian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Bahamas Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers Bahamian expatriate swimmers in the United States Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas {{Bahamas-swimming-bio-stub

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