Swimmer profile

Branson Nakamura

Male15-16Iolani Swim ClubHI · WESTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
age 16
Current (today)
741
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1100 Back SCY50.92751
  • #2200 IM SCY1:55.10741
  • #3100 Free SCY47.34726
  • #4100 Breast SCY58.90711
Projected (age 17)
807
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1200 IM SCY1:51.57813
  • #2100 Back SCY49.67809
  • #3100 Free SCY45.85799
  • #4200 Back SCY1:51.24774
College Ceiling (age 21)
898range 7411162
D1 Mid-MajorBlue Chip

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

  • #1200 IM SCY1:47.49909
  • #2100 Free SCY44.12897
  • #3100 Back SCY48.22885
  • #4200 Back SCY1:46.79875
Coach viewPIe ≈ 26(2230)typical outcome D3 (76%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 Back SCY is improving fastest vs. the NCAA D1 cut, so it ranks into the top 4 at age 21 even though it isn't in today’s top 4. That’s a real recruiting signal — shows which event projects as the strongest college pathway.

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What this means for Branson

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D2/D3 Realistic.

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 (807 → D1 Mid-Major) is the more meaningful number for that window. Continue building broad event coverage — the top-4 weighting rewards multiple strong events.

What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 741 to 750, 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 Back SCY50.9250.39−0.53s
200 IM SCY1:55.101:53.88−1.22s
100 Free SCY47.3446.13−1.21s
100 Breast SCY58.9055.13−3.77s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 133 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Azusa Pacific University

MenPacWestD2

Match

Your Team Fit

895

Recruit median

860

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

Michigan Technological University

MenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

895

Recruit median

840

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

Carson-Newman University

MenSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

895

Recruit median

850

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

St. Cloud State University

MenNSICD2

Match

Your Team Fit

895

Recruit median

890

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

Bloomsburg University

MenPSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

895

Recruit median

890

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

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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.