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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08: Ryan Murphy of the United States celebrates winning gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08:  Ryan Murphy of the United States celebrates winning gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 8, 2016: Ryan Murphy of the USA competes in the men's 100m backstroke final at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov\TASS via Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 8, 2016: Ryan Murphy of the USA competes in the men's 100m backstroke final at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov\TASS via Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08: Ryan Murphy of USA celebrates his gold medal after the final men's 100m backstroke at Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08:  Ryan Murphy of USA celebrates his gold medal after the final men's 100m backstroke at Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08: (L-R) Silver medalist Jiayu Xu of China, gold medal medallist Ryan Murphy of the United States and bronze medallist David Plummer of the United States pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08:  (L-R) Silver medalist Jiayu Xu of China, gold medal medallist Ryan Murphy of the United States and bronze medallist David Plummer of the United States pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)