Swimmer profile

Natalie Clayton

Female15-16Granite Falls Swim Club MakosNC · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 15
Current (today)
780
D1 Mid-Major

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #150 Free SCY24.17783
  • #2200 IM SCY2:08.01781
  • #3100 Back SCY57.28777
  • #4100 Free SCY53.27759
Projected (age 17)
933
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1200 Breast SCY2:12.27978
  • #2100 Back SCY54.27913
  • #3400 IM SCY4:22.72895
  • #4200 IM SCY2:02.92882
College Ceiling (age 21)
1138range 7801154
Blue Chip

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

  • #1400 IM SCYCONF4:00.541166
  • #2200 Breast SCYCONF2:04.711166
  • #3200 IM SCY1:56.141046
  • #450 Free SCY22.191012
Coach viewPIe ≈ 20(1723)typical outcome D3 (61%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 400 IM SCY, 200 Breast 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 Natalie

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 (933 → D1 Mid-Major) 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 780 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
50 Free SCY24.1720.85−3.32s
200 IM SCY2:08.011:50.40−17.61s

Best school matches

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

Pilot data

Florida Southern College

WomenSSCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1194

Recruit median

1110

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

Nova Southeastern University

WomenSSCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1194

Recruit median

1180

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

Wayne State University (MI)

WomenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1194

Recruit median

1120

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

Drury University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1194

Recruit median

1170

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

WomenPSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1194

Recruit median

1110

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.