Swimmer profile
Luke Gao
Male17-18Cougar AquaticsIE · WESTERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #150 Free SCY23.24584
- #2100 Free SCY51.13576
- #3200 Back SCY2:03.20570
- #4200 IM SCY2:06.45558
You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.
- #150 Free SCY23.24584
- #2100 Free SCY51.13576
- #3200 Back SCY2:03.20570
- #4200 IM SCY2:06.45558
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #150 Free SCY23.20587
- #2100 Free SCY51.00581
- #3200 Back SCY2:02.83575
- #4200 IM SCY2:06.12563
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What this means for Luke
Borderline D2/D3 Realistic recruit — D2/D3 Realistic ceiling.
Recruiting window is active. Your Current (577) is just 23 points below the D2/D3 Realistic threshold — effectively a D2/D3 Realistic caliber recruit for evaluation purposes. Your optimistic ceiling projects to D2/D3 Realistic territory through college junior year. The modest gap between Current and Ceiling reflects college-years upside coaches should weigh in their evaluation — particularly if biological maturation is still ongoing.
Maturity context: The Building Base → D2/D3 Realistic ceiling-range transition is the late-developer story: data signal alone doesn't flag it, but the spread between conservative and optimistic ceilings suggests biological development may not yet be complete. (We're working on a parent-input layer to refine this — see methodology §4.7.)
What time drops unlock D2/D3 Realistic
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 577 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.
| Event | Current | Target | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Free SCY | 23.24 | 22.52 | −0.72s |
| 100 Free SCY | 51.13 | 49.52 | −1.61s |
| 200 Back SCY | 2:03.20 | 1:54.42 | −8.78s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 125 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Skidmore College
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
487
Recruit median
460
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Widener University
Men • MAC • D3
Your Team Fit
436
Recruit median
410
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Franklin & Marshall College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
650
Recruit median
550
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
University of Scranton
Men • Landmark • D3
Your Team Fit
560
Recruit median
450
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Union College (NY)
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
616
Recruit median
480
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.