STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford welcomes a class of seven new student-athletes for the 2024-25 season as announced by head coach Greg Meehan on Wednesday.
"We are thrilled to have these seven amazing young women join the Stanford Women's Swimming & Diving program," said Meehan, Paul A. Violich Director of Women's Swimming and Diving. "This is a talented and athletic group that competes in everything from spring events to IM to distance to diving. More importantly, this group shares the common bonds of curiosity and wanting to make an impact on something greater than themselves. Stanford is the perfect climate to fuel them in and out of the pool, and we can't wait to see what they accomplish here on The Farm."
Lila Heffernan | Free | Saint Helena, Calif. | Justin-Siena High School
- Swims out of North Bay Aquatics (2021-24).
- USA Swimming Club Excellence silver (2022) and bronze (2021, 2023) medalist.
- Two-time National Junior High Point Award winner (2021-22).
- Justin-Siena High school record holder in ten events (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 fly, 100 breast, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay).
- Multiple-time finalist at the USA Swimming Futures Championships (2022, 2023), including an event title in the 100 free in 2022.
- "Best of the Rest" in SwimSwam's Girls Class of 2024 Rankings.
- Daughter of Shawn and Laura Heffernan and has two siblings, Katie and Lainey.
Anna Lemkin | Diving | Woodside, Calif. | Mission Viejo High School
- Dives out of Mission Viejo Nadadores (2020, 2022-23) and Stanford Dive Club (2019, 2021).
- USA Diving Junior and Senior National Team member.
- 2023 Junior Pan Am gold medalist in the platform synchro and bronze medalist in the Mixed Team dive.
- 2022 Junior Worlds gold medalist in the 3-meter dive and bronze medalist in the platform.
- Seven-time USA Diving Junior National Champion from 2018-2023.
- 2024 Olympic Trials qualifier in the platform and platform synchro dives.
- Daughter of Jason Lemkin and Mallun Yen; Has one sibling, Bo.
Bailey O'Regan | Free/IM | Sarasota, Fla. | Riverview High School
- Swims out of Etobioke Swim Club (2020-22) and Sarasota Sharks (2022-23).
- 2023 Canadian Junior National Team Member.
- Competed in the 2023 Pan American Games (10km) and 2023 Open Water World Championships (10km, 5km, 1.5km relay).
- Four-time Canadian Trials qualifier (2020-23) and achieved U.S. Olympic Trial qualifying times in 2022 and 2023).
- Helped lead Riverview High School to the 2022 Florida 4A State team title.
- Three-time FHSAA individual state champion (500 free, 4x100 free relay, 4x50 medley relay).
- Florida state record holder in the 4x50 medley relay alongside fellow signee Addison Sauickie.
- 2022 Florida State runner-up in the 200 IM.
- Daughter of Jake and Sarah O'Regan and has two siblings, Ridley and Max.
Annika Parkhe | Free/Fly | Deerfield, Ill. | Deerfield High School
- Swims out of Patriot Aquatic Club (2016-present).
- Four-time Illinois individual state champion (2022-23).
- All-America in the 200 free and 100 fly (2022-23).
- Illinois high school state record holder in the 200 free and 100 fly.
- Eight-time high school team record holder (100 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 free, 200 IM, 500 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay).
- USA Swimming Club Excellence silver medal (2022-24).
- No. 14 ranked recruit in the Class of 2024 according to SwimSwam.
- Daughter of Ajay and Manju Parkhe and has one sister, Avanti.
Addison Sauickie | Free/Fly | Sarasota, Fla. | Riverview High School
- Swims out of Sarasota Sharks.
- Team USA Junior National Team member.
- Two-time 2023 World Junior Championship gold medalist (200 free, 4x200 free relay).
- 2023 World Junior Championship silver medalist in the 4x100 free relay and bronze medalist in the 400 free.
- Two-time Olympic Trials qualifier. (2021 & 2024).
- Led Riverview High School to back-to-back Florida state titles in 2021 and 2022.
- Florida state record holder in the 4x50 medley relay alongside fellow signee Bailey O'Regan.
- Multiple-time USA Swimming Club Excellence gold medalist.
- Named Honorable Mention in SwimSwam's Girls Class of 2024.
- Daughter of John and Lynne Sauickie and has four siblings: Gabrielle, Joseph, Christopher, and Joshua.
Levenia Sim | Back/Fly | Spanish Fort, Ala. | Spanish Fort High School
- Swims out of TNT Swimming (2020-23).
- Singapore Junior National Team member.
- Swam at the 2023 Junior World Championships and 2023 Asian Games.
- Two-time Alabama individual state champion in 2020 (100 back and 100 fly).
- 2020 U.S. Olympics Trials 100m back cut time holder.
- Southeastern Swimming Women's and NCSA Summer Championships 400 medley relay champion.
- No. 4 ranked recruit in the Class of 2024 according to SwimSwam.
- Daughter of Patrick and Lili Sim and has two siblings, Letitia and Padraic.
Emily Thompson | Back/Fly/IM | Basking Ridge, N.J. | Ridge High School
- Swims out of GSCY Storm (2020-24).
- Five-time short-course YMCA individual national champion and six-time long course YMCA individual national champion (2022-23).
- Six-time short-course YMCA relay national champion and nine-time long course YMCA relay national champion (2022-23).
- NISCA National SCM record holder in the 100 fly and 200 IM; Has broken 28 New jersey state records.
- Ridge High School team record holder in 11 events (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay).
- USA Swimming Club Excellence silver medalist (2021-23).
- No. 11 ranked recruit in the SwimSwam Girls Class of 2024.
- Daughter of John and Melissa Thompson and has one sibling, Jack.