 He broke the Irish senior record for the 50 m breaststroke in a time of 28.37 which qualified him for the semi-finals, where he finished 16th.At the 2008 European Short Course Championships Murphy broke four Irish records, cutting 0.75 off his own 50 m freestyle record in 21.71, the old time was 22.46.In the semi-final he lowered his record once again to 21.53.