'It's a girl' -- American swimmer Ryan Murphy finds out his child's gender after winning a bronze

Gold medalist Thomas Ceccon, of Italy, stands on the podium with silver medalist Xu Jiayu, left, of China, and bronze medalist Ryan Murphy, right, of the United States, for a selfie following the men's 100-meter backstroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France.

Gold medalist Thomas Ceccon, of Italy, stands on the podium with silver medalist Xu Jiayu, left, of China, and bronze medalist Ryan Murphy, right, of the United States, for a selfie following the men's 100-meter backstroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)


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NANTERRE, France — It's a girl. That's the surprise message that American swimmer Ryan Murphy got from his wife, Bridget Konttinen, on Monday night on the pool deck at the Paris Olympics. Murphy won bronze on Monday in the 100-meter backstroke. As he circled the pool deck, there she was holding up at sign to reveal to him the gender of their baby due in January.

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