2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Rosie Murphy
- Position:
- Back/IM
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Granite Bay HS
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
Career Highlights
Four Pac-12 โAโ Finals
Four Individual Event Wins
2024 All-American Honorable Mention (400 IM)
School Record Holder (200 IM, 200 backstroke)
2025 NCAA Championships Qualifier
2024-25
Competed in six regular season meets, as well as the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships ... At the NCAA Championships took part in the 200 back (1:54.35, 39th), 400 IM (4:11.72, 31st), and 200 IM (1:58.00, 49th) โฆ At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 200 back (1:54.07, 11th), the 200 IM (1:56.66, 10th), and the 400 IM (4:11.36, 13th) ... Recorded the teamโs top four times in the 200 back, with her best performance of 1:53.36 at the Ohio State Invite ... Swam the teamโs fastest time of 1:56.66 in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships ... Earned five individual event wins throughout the regular season.
2023-24
Appeared in all twelve regular season meets, as well as the Pac-12 Championships and the NCAAs... At the Pac-12 Championships, competed in the 200 Back (1:53.13, 3rd), the 200 IM (1:55.93, 5th), and the 400 IM (4:06.00, 4th)... At the NCAAs, competed in the 200 Back (1:53.83, 26th), the 200 fly (1:56.32, 22nd), and the 400 IM (4:05.01, 10th)... With her 10th place finish in the 400 IM earned All-American honorable mention honors... ย Recorded team high times in the 200 back (1:53.13), the 200 fly (1:56.32), and the 200 IM (1:55.93)... Recorded seven individual event wins in the 200 back and one individual event win in the 200 IM throughout the regular season.ย
2022-23
Swam in all 12 of UCLAโs regular-season meets as a true freshman ... Was a standout at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships, making the A Final in the 400 IM and the B Finals of the 200 back and 200 IM ... At Pac-12s, placed eighth in the 400 IM (4:12.10), 12th in the 200 back (1:55.29), and 13th in the 200 IM (1:55.74) ... Set best times in both IMs at the league meet ... For the season, had four individual event wins, all in the 200 back ... Finished the year with the best time on the team in the 200 back (1:54.90) and 200 IM (1:58.62), and the second-best time in the 100 back (53.99) and 400 IM (4:12.10) ... Notched her first collegiate win on Nov. 4 against Arizona in the 200 back (1:58.46), was also runner-up in the 100 back and fourth in the 400 IM ... Scored in both backstroke events against ASU on Nov. 5, including a win in the 200 back ... Won the 200 back, and was runner-up in the 400 IM against UCSD on Jan. 7 ... Won the 200 back and was runner-up in the 100 back against Denver on Jan. 14 ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational on Oct. 7, highlighted by a runner-up result in the 200 back ... Runner-up in both backstroke events against Utah on Oct. 28 ... Placed top-six in four events at the UNLV Invitational, including runner-up finishes in the 100 IM and 200 breast ... Scored in three events against USC on Feb. 10.ย
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner at Granite Bay High School ... Swam for the Sierra Marlins Swim Team ... Had an Olympic Trials cut in the 200 back ... Competed at the 2019 CIF State Championships, making the A Final of the 100 back and B Final of the 200 IM.
Personal
Full name: Elizabeth Murphy ... Parents are Sarah and Mike ... Has two older brothers, Christian and John ... Chose UCLA because of โthe supportive coaching staff, location, and academic reputationโ ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as the US Olympic Trials ... Admires Olivia Smoglia ... Enjoys thrifting, listening to music, and surfing.
Best Times
50 free - 24.32
100 free - 52.85
200 free - 1:51.45
100 back - 53.90
200 back - 1:54.90
200 IM - 1:58.62
400 IM - 4:12.10
(last updated: Apr. 29, 2023)
