 He also broke Andrew Bree's 100 m breaststroke record in a time of 59.51; the previous record stood at 59.98.His 50 m split of 27.57 was also a national record.Murphy also finished 4th in the 50 m breaststroke at the same 2008 European SC Championships in a new national record of 26.73 seconds, just 0.07 seconds outside the medals.