Swimmer profile

Sophie Thornburg

Female17-18North Carolina Aquatic ClubNC · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
872
D1 Mid-Major

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY16:59.87902
  • #2500 Free SCY4:57.39868
  • #3200 Free SCY1:51.72843
  • #4400 IM SCY4:34.62784
Projected
872
D1 Mid-Major

You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.

  • #11650 Free SCY16:59.87902
  • #2500 Free SCY4:57.39868
  • #3200 Free SCY1:51.72843
  • #4400 IM SCY4:34.62784
College Ceiling (age 21)
1011range 8721111
D1 Power 4Blue Chip

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

  • #1400 IM SCY4:10.371034
  • #21650 Free SCY16:22.341009
  • #3200 Fly SCY1:58.04977
  • #4500 Free SCY4:46.96966
Coach viewPIe ≈ 10(812)typical outcome D1 (72%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 Fly 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 Sophie

D1 Mid-Major recruit, peak window.

This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (872–1111) shows the projected upside through college junior year — useful for "where will I be when it counts most" conversations.

Maturity context: Your late-developer trajectory matters here — make sure coaches understand you're still on the upslope. Bring growth-rate and recent improvement data to recruiting visits.

What time drops unlock D1 Power 4

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 872 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 SCY16:59.8715:54.08−65.79s
500 Free SCY4:57.394:37.56−19.83s
200 Free SCY1:51.721:35.97−15.75s

Best school matches

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

Pilot data

Northern Michigan University

WomenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

966

Recruit median

890

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

McKendree University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

966

Recruit median

920

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

Missouri University of Science and Tech

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

966

Recruit median

880

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

Truman State University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

966

Recruit median

920

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

Ashland University

WomenGMACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

966

Recruit median

940

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.