2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Crystal Murphy
- Position:
- Fly
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lowell HS
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
Career Highlights
Six-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2020-21 CSCAAย Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
2023-24
Appeared in all twelve regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships... At the Pac-12 Championships, competed in the 50 free (23.07, 35th), the 100 fly (53.62, 19th), and the 200 fly (2:00.44, 21st)... Earned three top-three finishes in the 100 fly and two top-three finishes in the 200 fly throughout the regular season.... Recorded a season best time of 53.62 in the 100 fly at the Pac-12 Championships, earning an NCAA B Cut... Recorded a season best time of 2:00.44 in the 200 fly at the Pac-12 Championships.ย
2022-23
Swam in two of UCLA's 12 regular season meets as a true junior ... Missed most of the year due to injury ... Made her season debut at the Fresno State Invitational, highlighted by a third-place result in the 200 fly (2:03.39) ... At USC on Feb. 10, set best times in the 50 free (22.88) and 100 free (50.23) in her first competition post-injuryย ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-22
Competed in nine of UCLA's 11 regular season meets ... Swam at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 400 free relay, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... Was a finalist in both butterfly events at Pac-12s, finishing 14th in the 200 fly and 20th in the 100 fly ... Set a season-best 50 free time (23.22) during Pac-12s prelims ... Finished top-five in both butterfly events in the Stanford dual meet on Jan. 28, including a third-place result in the 200 fly (2:02.70) ... Had a standout effort at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, finishing top-seven in three events ... At the UNLV Invite, was runner-up in the 100 fly (54.05), fourth in the 100 IM (personal-best 57.39), and seventh in the 200 IM (personal-best 2:03.27) ...Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2020-21
Competed in three of UCLA's four regular season meets as well as the 2021 Pac-12 Championships as a true freshman ... Set new best times in the 50 free (23.20) and 100 fly (53.66) during Pac-12s ... Reached the "B" Finals of both butterfly events at Pac-12s, finishing 10th in the 200 fly (2:00.52) and 15th in the 100 fly (53.97) ... Was top-five in both butterfly events at the USC dual meet from Feb. 12-13 ... Made her collegiate debut at the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona from Jan. 22-23, placing top-five in both butterfly events including a third-place finish in the 200 fly (2:05.46) ... For the year, had the second-best 200 fly time on the team and third-best 100 fly time ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Received an honorable mention for theย 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America Team (3.5+ GPA, recorded a "B" Cut) ... Season-best times: 50 free (23.20), 100 fly (53.66), 200 fly (2:00.11).ย
High School/Club
Attended Lowell High School โฆ Earned four varsity letters in swimming โฆ ย As of 2020, Lowell had won every CIF SF Section Championship dating back to 1980 ... Was a three-time NISCA All-American ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2018-19 and 2019-20 ... NISCA Academic All-American in 2020 ... AAA CIF SF Section record-holder in the 100 fly, 100 back, 200 medley relay, and 200 free relay ... 12-time AAA CIF SF Sectionย champion ... Wonย section championships in the 100 fly, 200 IM, 100 breast, 100 back, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay ... Finished sixth in the 100 fly (54.38) at the 2018 CIF State Swimming Championships โฆ Swam for The Olympic Club (TOC) ... Was club MVP in 2016 ... 2017 Junior Olympian of the Year with TOC ... 2019 Senior MVP Award ... Holds several club records in the 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18 age groups ... Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (23.85), 100 free (51.18), 100 back (55.93), 100 breast (1:07.12), 100 fly (54.38), 200 fly (2:01.07), and 200 IM (2:03.54).ย
Personal
Full name: Crystal Thi Nguyen Murphy ... Parents are John Murphy and Van Thi Nguyen ... Plans on majoring in psychobiology ... Aspires to become a doctor ... Decided to attend UCLA because of the "outstanding academic opportunities, exceptional athletics, and welcoming environment" ... Describes placing sixth in the 100 fly at the 2018 CIF State Championships as her favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Aly Raisman, Olivia Smoliga, and Victoria Garrick ... Hobbies and interests include cooking, baking, reading, drawing, going on adventures with friends, and going on drives along the Pacific Coast Highway with her dad ... Her father swam and played water polo at Arizona ... Her grandfather, John Murphy Sr., was a swimmer, swim coach, and swim instructor in the US Marine Corps.ย
Best Times
50 free - 22.88
100 free - 50.23
100 back - 55.93
100 breast - 1:07.12
100 fly - 53.66
200 fly - 1:59.61
200 IM - 2:03.27
(last updated: July 2, 2024)
