Christopher Murray (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Olympic swimmer
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Place of Birth: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
About Christopher Murray (swimmer)
- Christopher Murray (born November 28, 1978) is a Bahamian former swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
- He represented his nation Bahamas, along with his older brother and three-time Olympic veteran Allan Murray, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and later held a Bahamian record in the 100 m freestyle at the Georgia Short Course Invitational.
- While studying in the United States, Murray trains with his brother Allan for the University of Georgia's Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team under head coach Jack Bauerle.
- He also earned All-American honorable mentions as the leadoff in the team's 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays at the 2000 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.Murray qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by posting a FINA B-standard of 51.97 from the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including three-time Olympic veterans Indrek Sei of Estonia and Carl Probert of Fiji.
- Murray managed to record his personal best of 51.93, but came up short in second place by almost six tenths of a second (0.6) behind Probert.
- Murray failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fortieth overall in the prelims.
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