2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Lucy Castro
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Political Science
- Hometown:
- Hernando, MS
- High School:
- HomeLife Academy
- Club:
- Memphis Tiger Swim Club
2017-18: Placed seventh in the 1,650 free at the Atlantic 10 Championships in 17:12.85, helping the Colonials to a third-place finish in the team standings...Also finished 19th in the 200 fly (career-best 2:07.99) and 28th in the 500 free (5:05.46)...Made season debut swimming the 5K at CSCAA Open Water Nationals (1:09:39.56).
2016-17: Placed eighth in the 1,650 free at the Atlantic 10 Championships, clocking in at 17:20.57...Swam career-best time in the 100 backstroke at the Magnus Cup Invite, touching the wall in 1:00.33...Posted personal-best time of 10:25.35 in the 1,000 free against Georgetown and Bowling Green (Jan. 13).
2015-16: Took home 23rd in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championships (Feb. 21) with a time of 17:48.43... Swam a season-best 1,000-yard freestyle time of 10:26.59 against Georgetown (Jan. 16)...Finished first in the 200-yard butterfly against Towson (Nov. 7) with a personal best of 2:09.39.
High School: Lucy was home--schooled through HomeLife Academy in Jackson, Tennessee...Swam for the Memphis-area Home Education Association (MHEA) swim team...Received Pepsi/Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps recognition in 2012, 2013 and 2015...Earned Academic All-America distinction in each season of high school career...Swam for Memphis Tigers Swim Club.
Personal: Born Lucy Marcella Castro on August 13, 1997, in Oakland, Illinois...Daughter of Maria and Hector Castro...Has one older brother, Daniel...Majoring in Political Science.
| CAREER BESTS | ||
| 50-Yard Freestyle | 25.97 | at George Mason (1/18/2016) |
| 100-Yard Freestyle | 1:00.20 | vs. Richmond (11/30/2018) |
| 200-Yard Freestyle | 1:57.78 | at Magnus Cup Invitational (11/21/2015) |
| 500-Yard Freestyle | 5:01.91 | at Magnus Cup Invitational (11/20/2015) |
| 1,000-Yard Freestyle | 10:19.56 | Magnus Cup Invitational (11/20/2016) |
| 1,650-Yard Freestyle | 17:10.21 | at Magnus Cup Invitational (11/22/2015) |
| 5,000-Meter Freestyle | 1:09:39.56 | CSCAA Open Water Nationals (9/16/2017) |
| 100-Yard Butterfly | 1:01.91 | at Howard (10/17/2015) |
| 200-Yard Butterfly | 2:07.99 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/14/2018) |
| 100-Yard Backstroke | 1:00.33 | Magnus Cup Invitational (11/19/2016) |
| 200-Yard Backstroke | 2:03.72 | A-10 Championships (2/20/2019) |
| 200-Yard Individual Medley | 2:15.04 | vs. Towson (11/7/2015) |
