It’s a girl. That’s the surprise message that American swimmer Ryan Murphy got from his wife, Bridget Konttinen, on Monday night on the pool deck at the Paris Olympics. Murphy won bronze on Monday in the 100-meter backstroke. As he circled the pool deck, there she was holding up at sign to reveal to him the gender of their baby due in January.
Gold medalist Thomas Ceccon , of Italy, stands on the podium with silver medalist Xu Jiayu, left, of China, and bronze medalist Ryan Murphy , right, of the United States, for a selfie following the men’s 100-meter backstroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France. FILE - Ryan Murphy reacts after winning the Men’s 100 backstroke finals, June 17, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
“We both — we honestly both thought it was going to be a boy,” he said. “And everyone — like everyone — we were talking to, they thought it was going to be a boy.” A big fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Murphy pointed out that quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife also have a daughter on the way.Murphy won three gold medals in Rio in 2016, and a gold, a silver and a bronze in Tokyo in 2021. He won his first medal in Paris after finishing behind winner Thomas Ceccon of Italy and Xu Jiayu of China.
“I think that just kind of like lit me up.” he said. “And really brought this night to a whole other level.”
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