'It is a huge mental drain on me to go throughout the year that I'm swimming in a race that's probably not clean,' said Murphy, the defending Olympic champion.
happened shortly after the men's 200-meter backstroke on Thursday night, which was late Friday morning in Japan. And it was an American accusing a Russian swimmer of being"not clean."
Murphy, who was the defending Olympic champion and by far the best backstroke swimmer in America, was asked after the 200-meters if he thought the race was fair. He knew his true thoughts would probably get him into trouble, so he danced around the question and answered the parts he felt would be fair game for him to respond. He still felt like all swimmers weren't clean.
Ryan Murphy of Team United States looks on before the Men's 200m Backstroke Final on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.Rylov said he's"always been clean" and that Murphy can think whatever he wants. This comes after Murphy won gold in both the 100- and 200-meter backstroke at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but won bronze in the 100 earlier in these Games and then silver on Friday.
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