Swimmer profile

Lucy Ann Hefner

Female15-16Marlins Of RaleighNC · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 15
Current (today)
892
D1 Mid-Major

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY16:56.01912
  • #2500 Free SCY4:55.14888
  • #3400 IM SCY4:25.09871
  • #4200 Fly SCY2:04.43834
Projected (age 17)
1111
Blue Chip

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

  • #1500 Free SCYCONF4:29.521166
  • #21650 Free SCY15:55.631096
  • #3400 IM SCY4:08.311060
  • #4200 Back SCY1:55.34986
College Ceiling (age 21)
1166range 8921166
Blue Chip

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

  • #1200 Free SCYCONF1:40.251167
  • #2400 IM SCYCONF4:00.541166
  • #3200 Back SCYCONF1:49.061166
  • #41650 Free SCYCONF15:36.031166
Coach viewPIe ≈ 10(812)typical outcome D1 (72%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 Free SCY, 200 Back SCY are improving fastest vs. the NCAA D1 cut, so they rank into the top 4 at age 21 even though they aren't in today’s top 4. That’s a real recruiting signal — shows which events project as the strongest college pathway.

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What this means for Lucy

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D1 Mid-Major.

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 (1111 → Blue Chip) 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 D1 Power 4

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 892 to 950, 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 SCY16:56.0116:05.74−50.27s
500 Free SCY4:55.144:40.18−14.96s
400 IM SCY4:25.093:55.87−29.22s

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

1229

Recruit median

1180

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

Wayne State University (MI)

WomenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1229

Recruit median

1120

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

Drury University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1229

Recruit median

1170

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

University of Alabama

WomenSECD1

Match

Your Team Fit

1111

Recruit median

1080

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

Penn State University

WomenBig TenD1

Match

Your Team Fit

1111

Recruit median

1020

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.