sport news Luke Greenbank finishes ahead of defending 200m backstroke champion Ryan Murphy ...

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Luke Greenbank has made it through to the final of the Olympic 200m backstroke after a stunning swim. 

The 23-year-old - who won bronze at the 2019 World Championship - finished ahead of defending champion America's Ryan Murphy to win his semi-final with a time of 1:54.98. 

World champion Evgeny Rylov of the Russian Olympic Committee was the only semi-finalist to swim quicker, setting a time of 1:54.45.