Swimmer profile

Nikolas Klimenko

Male17-18Terrapins Swim TeamPC · WESTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
730
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1500 Free SCY4:44.08750
  • #21650 Free SCY16:38.57748
  • #3200 Free SCY1:46.67683
  • #4100 Free SCY50.39602
Projected
730
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:44.08750
  • #21650 Free SCY16:38.57748
  • #3200 Free SCY1:46.67683
  • #4100 Free SCY50.39602
College Ceiling (age 21)
950range 7301076
D1 Power 4

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:18.81991
  • #2200 Free SCY1:35.87941
  • #31650 Free SCY15:30.87924
  • #4200 IM SCY1:51.58813
Coach viewPIe ≈ 26(2230)typical outcome D3 (76%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 IM 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 Nikolas

D2/D3 Realistic recruit, peak window.

This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (730–1076) 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 D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 730 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
500 Free SCY4:44.084:37.77−6.31s
1650 Free SCY16:38.5716:16.35−22.22s
200 Free SCY1:46.671:40.76−5.91s
100 Free SCY50.3943.41−6.98s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 132 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Cal State East Bay

MenCCAAD2

Match

Your Team Fit

812

Recruit median

800

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

Harding University

MenGACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

812

Recruit median

800

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

William Jewell College

MenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

812

Recruit median

800

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

Saint Anselm College

MenNE-10D2

Match

Your Team Fit

812

Recruit median

800

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

Carthage College

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

482

Recruit median

420

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.