Swimmer profile

Josh Deng

Male17-18FAST Swim TeamSCS · WESTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
581
Building Base

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1100 Breast SCY1:02.29602
  • #21650 Free SCY18:13.72570
  • #3200 IM SCY2:06.04564
  • #4400 IM SCY4:34.38560
Projected
581
Building Base

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

  • #1100 Breast SCY1:02.29602
  • #21650 Free SCY18:13.72570
  • #3200 IM SCY2:06.04564
  • #4400 IM SCY4:34.38560
College Ceiling (age 21)
920range 5811103
D1 Mid-MajorBlue Chip

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

  • #11650 Free SCY15:11.75983
  • #2200 Back SCY1:44.11944
  • #3400 IM SCY4:06.47773
  • #4500 Free SCY4:44.79744
Coach viewPIe ≈ 50(3156)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 Back SCY, 500 Free 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 Josh

Building Base recruit, peak window.

This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (581–1103) 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 D2/D3 Realistic

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 581 to 600, 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
100 Breast SCY1:02.291:00.66−1.63s
1650 Free SCY18:13.7217:43.51−30.21s
200 IM SCY2:06.041:58.09−7.95s
400 IM SCY4:34.383:55.61−38.77s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 128 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Skidmore College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Match

Your Team Fit

498

Recruit median

460

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

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Match

Your Team Fit

461

Recruit median

450

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

Carthage College

MenCCIWD3

Match

Your Team Fit

451

Recruit median

420

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

Wheaton College (IL)

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

532

Recruit median

450

Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.

Franklin & Marshall College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

668

Recruit median

550

Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.

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.