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CAREER: A versatile and talented swimmer, Corrie Murphy finished her USC career as a five-time All-American and served as co-captain her junior and senior years (2000-01). She also left USC with three relay school records, 400m and 800m free relays (sc) and 800m free relay (lc).
2000-2001: Corrie Murphy, a senior co-captain, completed her USC career by earning All-American honors with a seventh-place finish in the 400y IM (4:15.45) at the 2001 NCAA Championships. She also was 18th in the 500y free (4:48.28) and 20th in the 200y back (1:59.92). At the 2001 Pacific-10 Championships, Murphy was second in the 400y IM (4:16.56), sixth in the 500y free (4:50.13) and seventh in the 1650y free (16:48.45). At the 2001 U.S. Spring Nationals, Murphy was sixth in the 400m IM (4:50.93), 11th in the 200m IM (2:19.12), 23rd in the 200m back (2:20.32) and 45th in the 400m free (4:30.44). She also swam on USC’s U.S. national title-winning 800m free relay that set a school record.
1999-2000: Murphy returned to her All-American ways as a 1999-2000 junior, earning a pair of All-American honors by taking second in the 400m IM (4:37.77, sc) and seventh in the 200m back (2:11.63, sc). She also was 15th in the 400m free (4:12.90, sc) and competed on both of USC’s 400m and 800m free relays that reached the consolation finals. At the 2000 Pac-10 Championships, Murphy was second in the 400y IM (4:12.22), fifth in the 500y free (4:47.85) and ninth in the 200y back (1:59.25). At the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, Murphy reached the semifinals of the 400m IM, taking 11th in 4:52.32. She also finished 18th in the 200m IM (2:20.00), 33rd in the 400m free (4:20.59) and 40th in the 200m back (2:20.24). Murphy was a 2000 Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention pick. At the 2000 team banquet, Murphy was named the team’s Most Valuable Swimmer, was given the Best Performance Award for her second-place finish in the 400m IM at the NCAAs and she also earned the Kathy Mike Endowed Scholarship Award. At the 1999 U.S. Open, she reached the finals of the 400m IM, taking eighth in 4:56.40.
1998-99: Murphy competed in three events at the 1999 NCAA Championships as a 1998-99 sophomore. She scored in one event, taking 10th in the 400y IM (4:16.33). She also was 25th in the 200y IM (2:02.63) and 36th in the 200y back (2:02.39). She finalled in both IM events at the 1999 Pac-10s. She finished second in the 400y IM (4:14.86, a personal best) and sixth in the 200y IM (2:02.37). She also took 12th in the 200y back (2:00.66). Murphy won a bronze medal in the 400m IM at the 1999 World University Games in 4:49.99. At the 1998 U.S. Open, Murphy finished 17th in the 400m IM. At the 1999 U.S. Spring Nationals, she took 14th in the 200m back (2:19.94).
1997-98: Murphy was USC’s most decorated freshman in 1997-98 as a two-time All-American. At the NCAA Championships, Murphy finished seventh in the 400y IM (4:17.16) and eighth in the 200y back (1:59.09). She also competed in the 500y free. She was a finalist at the 1998 U.S. Summer Nationals, taking eighth in the 400m IM (4:53.19). She also competed in the 100m and 200m back, 200m IM and 400m free. At the 1998 Pac-10s, Murphy took sixth in the 400y IM, seventh in the 200y back and 17th in the 500y free. At the 1997 U.S. Open, Murphy took third in the consolation final of the 200m back (2:18.73, SC), eighth in the consolation final of the 400m IM (5:01.31, SC) and reached the bonus consolation round of the 200m IM (2:21.93, SC) and the 100m back (1:06.14, SC).
HIGH SCHOOL: Murphy prepped at Highline High in Seattle, Wash., where she won the 400m IM at the 1996 U.S. Spring Nationals and took fifth in the 400m IM in the 1996 Olympic Trials. At the 1997 U.S. Spring Nationals, Murphy took fourth in both the 200m back and 400m IM. She finished fifth in the 800m free at the 1996 U.S. Summer Nationals and won both the 1000y and 1650y free at the 1995 Junior Nationals. She was a two-time Pacific Northwest and a Washington State Swimmer of the Year. She was the state champion in the 200y IM and the 500y free in 1997. She was a member of the National Honor Society and was an Academic All-Star.
