Sean Murphy (born March 21, 1964) is a former

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from Canada, who competed for six years on the Canada national swimming team, setting several national records. Murphy competed in several international competitions, including the

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, and the

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in Seoul, South Korea. There, he finished in 8th in the final of the men's 100-metre backstroke. Murphy attended

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, and competed for the

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swimming and diving team from 1985 to 1988. As a college swimmer, he won three individual

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(NCAA) championships and contributed to three NCAA national team championships. He would also earn an MBA from

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* * 1964 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Montreal Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers Canadian expatriate swimmers in the United States Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Harvard Business School alumni Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

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