Swimmer profile

Clare Herfel

Female15-16Northern KY Clippers SwimmingKY · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 16
Current (today)
976
D1 Power 4

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY16:20.131016
  • #2500 Free SCY4:45.05986
  • #3200 Free SCY1:49.23902
  • #4200 Fly SCY2:03.66849
Projected (age 17)
1026
D1 Power 4

Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.

  • #11650 Free SCY16:04.191067
  • #2500 Free SCY4:39.651044
  • #3200 Free SCY1:47.90936
  • #4200 Fly SCY2:01.82888
College Ceiling (age 21)
1159range 9761161
Blue Chip

College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.

  • #1400 IM SCYCONF4:00.541166
  • #21650 Free SCYCONF15:36.031166
  • #3500 Free SCYCONF4:29.521166
  • #4200 Free SCY1:44.271037
Coach viewPIe ≈ 2(15)typical outcome D1 (97%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 400 IM SCY is improving fastest vs. the NCAA D1 cut, so it ranks into the top 4 at age 21 even though it isn't in today’s top 4. That’s a real recruiting signal — shows which event projects as the strongest college pathway.

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What this means for Clare

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D1 Power 4.

Recruiting conversations start in earnest at the end of sophomore year (NCAA contact rules let coaches reach out June 15 of sophomore year for most sports including swimming). Your projected rating (1026 → D1 Power 4) is the more meaningful number for that window. Continue building broad event coverage — the top-4 weighting rewards multiple strong events.

Maturity context: Your data shows late-developer trajectory — continued steep improvement past age 15. That's exactly the kind of pattern that under-rates well-developed seniors but signals strong upside.

What time drops unlock Blue Chip

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 976 to 1100, holding the other three events fixed. Only physiologically reachable drops (≤15% per event) are shown. In practice swimmers improve across multiple events at once, so real progress will lift faster than these single-event deltas suggest.

EventCurrentTargetΔ
1650 Free SCY16:20.1314:55.04−85.09s
500 Free SCY4:45.054:19.68−25.37s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 169 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Nova Southeastern University

WomenSSCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1239

Recruit median

1180

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

Drury University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1239

Recruit median

1170

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

University of Arizona

WomenBig 12D1

Match

Your Team Fit

1119

Recruit median

1080

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

University of Louisville

WomenACCD1

Match

Your Team Fit

1119

Recruit median

1110

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

University of Missouri

WomenSECD1

Match

Your Team Fit

1119

Recruit median

1040

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

Selection: Realistic-tier first (sorted by Team Fit), padded with closest Reach or Stretch only if fewer than 5 Realistic matches exist. Display order: D1 → D2 → D3 within the picks. How is this calculated?

Custom college fit

Pick a specific school to see the full per-event analysis.

682 programs catalogued across NCAA D1, D2, and D3. Roughly half have real scraped rosters; the rest run on calibrated placeholder data while the T-166 cleanup expands coverage.