{"id":216916,"date":"2016-08-08T22:11:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T05:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=216916"},"modified":"2016-08-09T13:11:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T20:11:48","slug":"kathleen-baker-and-ryan-murphy-follow-their-own-paths-to-olympic-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kathleen-baker-and-ryan-murphy-follow-their-own-paths-to-olympic-medals\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathleen Baker and Ryan Murphy Follow Their Own Paths to Olympic Medals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By David Rieder.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When the women\u2019s and men\u2019s 100 backstroke finals went off at the Olympic Aquatic Center late Monday night, the competitors representing United States had some lengthy history to live up to\u2014they had won five straight Olympic golds in the men\u2019s race and three on the women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Only one year ago, U.S. backstroke was on life support.<\/p>\n<p>At the World Championships in Kazan, <strong>Missy Franklin<\/strong> and <strong>Matt Grevers<\/strong> both entered as the reigning World and Olympic champions in the event, but Grevers had to settle for a bronze medal behind breakout Australian <strong>Mitch Larkin<\/strong> and France\u2019s <strong>Camille Lacourt<\/strong>. On the women\u2019s side, Franklin had to settle for fifth, more than a second behind gold medalist <strong>Emily Seebohm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back now, it\u2019s much easier to see the potential for the duo that ended up coming through for the Americans in Rio. On the women\u2019s side, there was <strong>Kathleen Baker<\/strong>, who broke 1:00 for only the second time in her career to make her first World Championship final. Baker ended up getting eighth in that race.<\/p>\n<p>For the men, the future was <strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong>, who had already won consecutive NCAA titles in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke, and when it came time for the mixed 400 medley relay, the coaching staff opted to put in Murphy over Grevers or <strong>David Plummer<\/strong>, who had missed the 100 back final.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy promptly popped off a 52.18 leadoff split, faster than Larkin\u2019s winning time earlier in the meet in the 100 back\u2014even if it would not count as an official time since it came on a mixed relay.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy struggled to regain that form for the rest of the meet, but the potential was there. When he returned to Cal for his junior season, Murphy met with Cal head coach <strong>Dave Durden<\/strong> to figure out a plan for proving that one relay leadoff was not a flash in the pan and to find the consistent excellence that could win an Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth he and I got to a good point after that summer of coming up with a very detailed process for him to follow,\u201d Durden said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of comfort for him grinding through this process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murphy proceeded to roll through the collegiate season\u2014smashing American records in both backstroke races at the NCAA championships despite an insistence that long course had been the focus all year\u2014and then Olympic Trials, where he captured wins in both distances.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy took the highs and the lows of his experiences in Kazan and used them to propel himself to the next level. For Baker, the process was not nearly so linear.<\/p>\n<p>After Worlds, Baker moved cross-country to begin her college career, joining Murphy at Cal. But this Cal Bear did not get off to as rousing a start in her NCAA debut\u2014she finished second in the 200 IM at the championships in Atlanta in March, but she missed the championship finals in her signature backstroke events.<\/p>\n<p>Baker returned home to train with SwimMAC coach <strong>David Marsh<\/strong> in the lead-up to Olympic Trials. Marsh realized that Baker, dealing with Crohn\u2019s Disease that she would make public in July, needed more recovery\u2014he built more rest into her practice schedule\u2014and greater specialization.<\/p>\n<p>Marsh convinced Baker to put all her eggs in one basket\u2014the 100 back. At Trials, she would not even compete in the 200 IM or 200 back\u2014the event in which she first qualified for a senior national team in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Baker broke out of her slump in prompt fashion with when she posted a lifetime-best time of 59.39 to qualify second for the final at Olympic Trials behind <strong>Olivia Smoliga<\/strong>. And then, in a heat with Franklin and <strong>Natalie Coughlin<\/strong>\u2014who had combined for those three previous U.S. titles\u2014swimming in the outside lanes, the two newcomers delivered.<\/p>\n<p>Smoliga won in 59.02, ahead of Baker\u2019s 59.29, and the world quickly realized that the duo would be among the most energetic of the entire American delegation headed to Rio.<\/p>\n<p>Things weren\u2019t perfect for Baker at training camp\u2014Marsh admitted that she had some setbacks with injury and illness during the month the U.S. team trained together\u2014but everything came together in Rio, when Baker led the way through both prelims and semifinals with identical times of 58.87.<\/p>\n<p>In the final, Baker finished three tenths behind gold medalist Katinka Hosszu, but a silver was more than satisfying for someone who came into the meet with few expectations of winning an individual medal.<\/p>\n<p>And after the battle with Crohn\u2019s and the struggles in her first year of college, the moment was even sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing something could be taken away from you definitely makes you appreciate it more,\u201d Baker said. \u201cI\u2019m loving every single minute of this, having the meet of my life at a perfect time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just two races later, Baker realized she would get to share one of the greatest moments of her life with one teammate she considers a role model and a sister when <strong>Katie Meili<\/strong> won bronze in the women\u2019s 100 breast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really nice to see that whole journey we\u2019ve been on the past three years come together tonight,\u201d Meili said. \u201cShe\u2019s the toughest and most resilient person I\u2019ve ever met. For her to win that medal, I can\u2019t think of anyone more deserving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then there was Murphy, who did indeed extend the U.S. win streak in the men\u2019s 100 back to six straight Olympiads. For Murphy, the moment was extra significant because of those not here that he can share it with.<\/p>\n<p>After winning his gold medal and clocking the second-fastest time ever with a 51.97, Murphy admitted that before the meet, he heard from other key players in the long U.S. win streak in the event, including <strong>Lenny Krayzelburg<\/strong>,<strong> Aaron Peirsol<\/strong> and even<strong> Matt Grevers<\/strong>, who Murphy beat out to earn a spot on the team at U.S. Trials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose guys that have won in the past, those are my idols,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cI grew up watching them. To hear their words of encouragement coming into this meet, that meant a great deal to me. That gave me a great deal of confidence, that they were thinking of me, saying that they believe in me to do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The paths that Baker and Murphy took to the podium in the 100 back seem wildly divergent, but these two Cal Bears each had a plan that was executed to a T. They had expectations to live up to, and they did so. For each, the moment meant something special because of the other players involved.<\/p>\n<p>Baker and Murphy may not be the flashiest of names, but on the biggest of stages at the Olympic Games, both flourished. Thousands of fans sitting in the arena and millions more watching at home on television all tuned in to see the unique stories of the Olympic Games, and it\u2019s pretty cool when they turn out quite like that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimmingworld.azureedge.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Day-3-Full-Results.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view full results from day three finals.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Rieder. 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