Just minutes after Team USA swimmer Ryan Murphy won bronze in the 100-meter backstroke, he looked into the stands and saw his wife holding a sign that read: “Ryan, it’s a girl!” TODAY’s Hoda Kotb shares the Olympic Boost.
American swimmer Ryan Murphy had just won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke ... but what followed was an even more exciting moment. As he walked to the podium, he looked into the stands to find his pregnant wife, Bridget Konttinen, who was holding up a sign.
's Hoda Kotb explained that Murphy didn't know the gender of his first child before reading the sign. The decorated swimmer had already won six Olympic medals in previous games, but his 2024 winning moment might have been the sweetest of them all. 'Tonight was extra special. My wife just told me we're having a baby girl. So that's some incredible news,' he said on a video Hoda shared. 'That was probably better news than winning the bronze medal.
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