{"id":464500,"date":"2021-03-08T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=464500"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:09:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:09:05","slug":"swimming-world-presents-how-they-train-university-of-richmonds-maggie-purcell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-how-they-train-university-of-richmonds-maggie-purcell\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents – How They Train: University of Richmond’s Maggie Purcell – Sponsored by NZCordz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Swimming World Presents – How They Train: University of Richmond’s Maggie Purcell
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Maggie Purcell, a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, landed on the University of Richmond campus in the fall of 2018 as collegeswimming.com\u2019s 11th-ranked swimmer in the state of New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaggie has talent and growing confidence,\u201d says University of Richmond coach Matt Barany of his junior swimmer. \u201cShe has four very efficient strokes and amazing strength. One day, she actually pulled a power rack into the pool. Her initial race strategy her freshman year was to crush the water with her strength. As a sophomore, we tried to distract her from this strategy. We encouraged her to make the front half of her races more \u2018artistic\u2019 by being efficient and effortless. This strategy offered her confidence and reserves for the second half of her races,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving four talented strokes, I favor her IMs, but she\u2019d probably identify herself as a breaststroker. The 200 breast can be formulaic with stroke counts and cadence\u2014this has helped her swim her way into the race. Her short course walls are very good. She has taken it upon herself to improve this on her own accord. At practice, she\u2019d gladly go underwater and race our dolphin kickers.\u201d<\/p>\n

All of that was on display at the February 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships. She won the 200 breast (2:12.84) and placed second in the 400 IM (4:17.09) and fifth in the 200 IM (2:00.42) while contributing legs on four top-three relay finishes.<\/p>\n

At the end of the truncated 2019-20 season, she occupied four spots on the Spiders best times list: 100 breast (6th\/1:03.15), 200 breast (2nd\/2:12.84), 200 IM (4th\/2:00.42) and 400 IM (4th\/4:17.09).<\/p>\n

\u201cMaggie is also one of our all-time best flutter kickers,\u201d says Barany. \u201cWe do a lot of kicking, especially in the first six to eight weeks of the season. She sets the tone, and she brings others with her. She can hold 1:15-1:16 range for 16 x 100s @ 1:45. Once we see this level of kicking, we transition over to more stroke-specific kicking.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome would call her stubborn, but I think she\u2019s straight-up bold. As we tried to develop her weakest stroke, we\u2019d train her backstroke with Hannah Gouger (1:53.5 200 back), and Maggie would do everything she could to hang with her. Maggie doesn\u2019t know her limit. She can drop 4:35s for 8 x 400 back @ 5:30. That\u2019s pretty good.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother thing: Maggie is eternally grateful. After every practice, she looks me in the eye and says, \u2018Thank you.\u2019 It doesn\u2019t matter how many practices a coach attends, these are the two most gratifying words. She\u2019s one of a kind, and Richmond is lucky to have her,\u201d says Barany.<\/p>\n

SAMPLE SET<\/span><\/strong>
\n400 IM Prep (January 2021)
\n6x:
\n\u2022 2 x 50 dive fly @ :30 rest after each 50 fly (Rounds 1-2: in Sox untimed; Round 3: 26.8 + 27.0; Round 4: 26.6 + 27.0; Round 5: 26.9 + 27.2; Round 6: 26.8 + 27.0)
\n\u2022 400 back (Rounds 1-2: 4:35, 4:38); 2 x 200 back @ :15 rest after each 200 (Round 3: 2:14 + 2:15; Round 4: 2:16 + 2:16); 4 x 100 back @ :10 rest after each 100 (Round 5: 1:06, 1:07, 1:07, 1:07; Round 6: 1:05, 1:07, 1:08, 1:08)<\/p>\n

\u201cThere would be a lot of conversation prior to this set. The first two rounds of fly would include drag sox with a huge emphasis on using the hips for locomotion. Once the sox are off, we\u2019d encourage Maggie to execute her kick\/stroke count while swimming fly for distance. This gives us a chance to measure her velocity. She can cruise these in high 26 with little effort\u2014we\u2019d let her loose on backstroke. No limits on back.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years at Richmond, I\u2019ve coached quality IMers\u2014Jessica Witt, (2x All-American, 400 IM), Lauren Beaudreau (NCAA 200 IM and 400 IM), Mali Kobelja (2012 Olympic Trials 200 IM). I learned a lot from them, and one of our tenets is to merge the four strokes at season\u2019s end when athletes are highly coordinated and execution is seamless. We don\u2019t do a lot of IM sets inclusive of the four strokes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Swimming World March 2021 Issue<\/span><\/h1>\n

FEATURES<\/p>\n

012 THIS SHOULD BE WELL WORTH THE WAIT<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nA year ago, all eyes were on Cal and Texas in what looked to be one of the greatest men\u2019s NCAA Championship duels ever. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out that showdown, but spirits are running high one year later\u2014not only for that much anticipated Cal-Texas confrontation, but for the simple fact that college swimmers will again be able to come together and compete at a national championship.<\/p>\n

014 YES, VIRGINIA, NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE YOUR MOVE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nFor years, Stanford and Cal have been battling each other for national supremacy at women\u2019s NCAAs, with the Cardinal and Golden Bears finishing 1-2 in the last three championships. Before that, Cal had put together four team titles since 2009. But in 2021, look for Virginia to make its move\u2014not only as a new rival, but quite possibly as a new champion!<\/p>\n

016 ALL SYSTEMS GO…FOR NOW!<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nAlthough the NCAA Division III and NAIA had canceled their championship swimming and diving meets in early February, NCAA\u00a0 Division II was still a \u201cgo,\u201d thereby preserving the possibility for Queens University of Charlotte to pursue its sixth straight men\u2019s and women\u2019s team titles.<\/p>\n

018 DOC\u2019S GUYS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nIn the late 1960s into the early 1970s, Doc Counsilman\u2019s Indiana University swimming program was a focal point of the sport. His legendary teams were a dominant presence not just on the collegiate scene, but also on the national\u2014and international\u2014stage.<\/p>\n

021 THE \u201cMOUNT RUSHMORE\u201d OF NCAA DIVISION I SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nIf there were a sculpture made of the top American NCAA Division I swimmers similar to the one depicting four U.S. Presidents on Mount Rushmore, Tracy Caulkins, Natalie Coughlin, Pablo Morales and John Naber would be worthy honorees. No other swimmer has won more NCAA D-I individual titles than those four.<\/p>\n

024 TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: OLYMPIC RIVALRIES OF YESTERYEAR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nRivalries have always defined the sport. Michael Phelps vs. Ian Crocker. Gary Hall Jr. vs. Alexander Popov. Shirley Babashoff vs. East Germany. These are just a few rivalries that stand out and should long be remembered. But what about the rivalries from the early days of swimming? As our \u201cTakeoff to Tokyo\u201d series continues, Swimming World takes a look at some of these rivalries from yesteryear.<\/p>\n

026 WHO IS THIS GUY?<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nBefore the summer of 2019, Texas A&M\u2019s Shaine Casas had been swimming under the radar. But if his performances since then are any indication, the end results could be spectacular. His coaches see his potential as basically unlimited, and recent history makes it tough to disagree. As for Casas, he has similarly lofty expectations for himself.<\/p>\n

029 ISHOF: THE VALUE OF SWIMMING IN WAR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nIn the early 1900s, there was scarcely an American alive who was unfamiliar with the name of Frederick Funston. He was the most decorated and celebrated hero of the Philippine-American War (1899-1902)\u2014famous in military and swimming history for his willingness to have his men swim across rivers, under fire, when, according to press reports, \u201cThey couldn\u2019t otherwise get at the enemy quickly enough to suit them.\u201d<\/p>\n

COACHING<\/p>\n

041 SPECIAL SETS: BOWE KNOWS SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nBowe Becker has trained with Sandpipers of Nevada coaches Ron Aitken and Cutter Haupt as well as Kelly Kremer at the University of Minnesota (2015-19). The eight-time NCAA All-American, Big Ten champion and conference record holder in the 50-100 free now swims with the ISL\u2019s Cali Condors. Coach Haupt provides some sample workouts from November 2014, which were done prior to that year\u2019s December sectionals.<\/p>\n

043 Q&A WITH COACH MATT BARANY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

044 HOW THEY TRAIN MAGGIE PURCELL<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/p>\n

040 DRYSIDE TRAINING:\u00a0 PULLING POWER<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

046 UP & COMERS: LIAM CUSTER<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNS<\/p>\n

008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

009 DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT PRINCE DABULAMANZI & THE BATTLE OF ISANDLWANA?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

011 THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

032 2021 SWIM CAMP DIRECTORY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

047 HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

048 GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

049 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n