PARIS — Ryan Murphy won an Olympic bronze medal Monday night, which is both a great accomplishment for any swimmer and perhaps a slight disappointment for one of his stature. He’s won four gold medals, a silver and another bronze in two previous Olympics, becoming an absolute fixture on the podium.
Yet Murphy couldn’t wipe the smile off his face when he left the pool deck. The reason why: his wife, Bridget, greeted him right after the medal ceremony by holding up a poster that said, “RYAN it’s a GIRL.” This was a gender reveal of Olympian proportion, breaking the news to her husband in front of a worldwide audience.
