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As half of Harvard's men's diving team, Murray has already made his presence felt in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League. He and teammate Vaughn Emerson, a junior, have placed at or near the top in both of their meets this year, contributing to convincing Crimson victories over Columbia...
You see, while most kids his age had diving repertoires consisting of the cannonball and the belly flop, Murray was training three times a week with a coach at his local swim club in Washington, D.C.
"I had a couple of friends who had done it before, and they told me I should try it," Murray says. "I started out diving in the summer for fun, but soon I was diving all year round."
By the time he was 13, Murray was representing his Hopkins Diving Club at the Junior National Championships as one of the top young divers on the eastern coast.
"My training regimen is very different now," he points out. "I used to practice three times a week and those practices were optional. Now, I have mandatory practices Monday through Saturday and extra early morning workouts Monday and Wednesday, but [Harvard diving coach Keith Miller] is a quality coach. You...