Daniel Murphy enters his second season as the Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach at Wheeling University as he continues to help build the program.
Murphy led the Cardinals through their first season of competition since 2016-2017 during the COVID shortened 2021 season. He led a team that consisted of mostly freshman and newcomers as they competed against some strong MEC opponents. He only had two swimmers compete at the MEC Championships, but both swimmers scored high remarks on the day. Beth Pharo comepted on the women's side, and Ethan Banks took the pool on the men's side.
Murphy spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the Sharks working primarily with IM and distance groups. During his tenure at Nova Southeastern, he helped tutor 26 All-Americans, including 2018 400-yard IM Division II National Champion Courtney DeVeny. The women's team that year took third place overall in the team standings and followed that up with a fourth place showing at the 2019 National Championships.
The Sharks won four Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Championships (two men, two women) with Murphy on the coaching staff. Those teams established 12 SSC records with nine swimmers earning First-Team All-SSC honors.
Before he time at Nova Southeastern, Murphy served as a volunteer assistant at Missouri State University, where he helped develop multiple conference record holders on both the men's and women's teams, with two individuals qualifying for the NCAA Division I National Championships.
Prior to his stint at Missouri State, Murphy was also the volunteer assistant coach for two years at his alma mater, Missouri University of Science and Technology. While at MS&T, Murphy helped several swimmers achieve Division II All-American status and 11 school records were broken. Murphy was also the Head Coach of the Missouri State Aquatics, and Rolla Fins club swim teams during the offseason.
As a swimmer from 2007-11 at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Murphy was a Five-Time Division II All-American. While swimming for the Miners, Murphy competed in the 500, 1000 and 1650 Freestyle races along with the 400 Individual Medley. In his first two seasons, Murphy broke the school records in the 400 IM and 500 Free.
Murphy graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering.
