University of Richmond Athletics
2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Purcell, Maggie
Maggie Purcell
- Position:
- Swimmer
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Southampton High
- Hometown:
- Southampton, N.Y.
Bio
2020-21
- Key part of the Spiders' 16th Atlantic 10 Championship
- At the Atlantic 10 Championship
- Began the meet as part of the 800 freestyle relay team that took second (7:19.84)
- Took first in the 200 IM (2:00.17)
- Was part of the 200 freestyle relay team that took fourth (1:33.46)
- Earned a bronze medal in the 400 IM (4:18.14)
- Swam as the anchor in the 400 medley relay squad that took second (3:40.96)
- Earned her second gold medal of the meet with a 2:13.70 time in the 200 breaststroke
- Member of the school record-setting 400 freestyle relay team (3:21.03)
- Began the season with a 2:05.14 time in the 200 IM at George Mason's February Invitational and a 2:18.26 time of the 200 breaststroke
- At the dual with James Madison, swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay (1:47.25)
- Against JMU, competed in the 200 butterfly (2:09.55), 200 breaststroke (2:21.09) and the 400 IM (4:30.91)
- At the second Mason Invitational, competed in the 200 IM (2:04.99), 100 breaststroke (1:05.18), 400 IM (4:26.60) and the 200 breaststroke (2:20.12)
- Earned Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week three times (Jan. 14, Nov. 11, Oct. 22)
- Competed in 11 meets during the season
- Earned a spot in the Spider All-Time Top 10 finishing the 200 IM in 2:00.42 at the Atlantic 10 Championships
- Placed in the Spider All-Time Top 10 in the 400 IM with a 4:17.09 time for fourth all-time
- Swam the 50 freestyle one time, finishing .01 off the team's top time of the season
- Raced the 200 freestyle four times with a season-best time of 1:52.13 in the dual with Villanova
- Twice competed in the 500 freestyle with a season-best time of 5:05.58
- Swam the 100 breaststroke four times with the team's season-best time 1:03.15 at the Last Chance Meet
- Improved her personal best in the 200 breaststroke at the Atlantic 10 Championships by five seconds
- Swam the 100 butterfly once, finishing in 59.25 at the Thomas Murphy Invite
- At the Atlantic 10 Championships
- Member of the 800 freestyle relay team with Ellie Ronan, Eliza Manning and Lauren Medlin that took third
- Part of the silver medal 400 medley relay team with Hannah Gouger, Claire O'Shaughnessy and Medlin
- Finished second in the 400 yard freestyle with Eliza Manning, Kristine Mihm and Medlin (3:22.55)
- Took first in the 200 yard breaststroke with an NCAA B Cut and personal-best time fo 2:12.84
- Placed fifth in the 200 IM (2:00.42)
- Earned silver in the 400 IM Championship final with an NCAA B Cut time of 4:17.09
- Three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week Award winner
- Competed in 10 competitions during the season and was the Spiders top breaststroke swimmer
- Team-best times in the 100-breaststroke (1:03.88) and the 200-breaststroke (2:16.29)
- Swam the 50-yard freestyle four times with a season-best time of 24.54 in the dual with George Washington
- Swam the 100-yard freestyle in the dual with Navy, turning in a 52.88 time
- Went for a 2:03.53 time in the 200 IM
- Was a member of four of the top six relay teams, competing with the 100 freestyle relay, the 200 freestyle relay, the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay
- Two-time Scholastic All-American in the 100-yard breaststroke
- Team captain East Hampton Hurricanes, Southampton High School
- Two-time All-State, All-Federation, three-time All-County, All-Division, All-Long Island swimming in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 50-yard freestyle
- Two-time all Long Island and County Champion in the 100-yard breaststroke and 50-yard freestyle.
- United States Lifeguard Association USA National Team member competed internationally at Mt. Managanui, New Zealand
- USA Tri-Athlete member: Montauk Sprint champion 18 and under 2013-2016
- Daughter of Julieanne and Michael Purcell
- One sibling, Evie (16)
- Father, Michael, played lacrosse in 1985 at SUNY Oneonta before playing at LIU Southampton 1986-87
- Member of the National Honor Society, High honor role, Orchestra Honor Society and the Foreign Language Honor Society
- Member of the USA National Lifesaving Team
- Member of Hampton Lifeguard Association
Swimming and Diving A-10 Championship Preview
Tuesday, February 18
Swimming Postgame - Villanova
Saturday, January 18
Young Swimmers Excel
Wednesday, December 04
Swimming and Diving Season Preview
Wednesday, October 09
