A former team captain for West Chester University’s men’s swimming team, Tim Murphy helped the Golden Rams finish in the top half of team standings at the PSAC Championships his junior and senior seasons. Upon graduation, he got his start in the coaching field while serving as an assistant coach at West Chester University while earning his master’s degree.

Today, Murphy is widely considered one of college swimming’s most successful Division I head coaches at Harvard University where he has won six Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) titles and authored a 111-11 overall record over the past 14 years. He has mentored over 22 All-Americans while many of his pupils have gone on to compete at the Olympics, World University Games, Pan-Pacific and Pan-Am Games. This past summer, Murphy was selected to coach the U.S. national men’s open water team at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He is a 10-time recipient of the American coaches Certificate of Excellence. Murphy currently holds a seat on the OIOC committee for USA Swimming as well as serving as vice-president of the American Swimming Coaches Association Board of Directors.