Swimmer profile

Nathan Friedman

Male15-16Sierra Marlins Swim TeamSN · WESTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 15
Current (today)
710
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1400 IM SCY4:07.71761
  • #2500 Free SCY4:52.30688
  • #3200 IM SCY1:59.33665
  • #4200 Back SCY1:58.51640
Projected (age 17)
907
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1400 IM SCY3:48.44971
  • #2200 Breast SCY1:58.76907
  • #3100 Free SCY45.62811
  • #4200 IM SCY1:54.27757
College Ceiling (age 21)
1151range 7101157
Blue Chip

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

  • #1100 Free SCYCONF40.421167
  • #2200 Breast SCYCONF1:49.201166
  • #3400 IM SCYCONF3:34.881166
  • #4200 IM SCY1:47.55908
Coach viewPIe ≈ 26(2230)typical outcome D3 (76%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Free 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 Nathan

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 (907 → 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 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 710 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
400 IM SCY4:07.713:57.51−10.20s
500 Free SCY4:52.304:39.09−13.21s
200 IM SCY1:59.331:47.29−12.04s

Best school matches

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

Pilot data

University of Findlay

MenGMACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1028

Recruit median

1000

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

West Chester University

MenPSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1028

Recruit median

1000

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

Grand Valley State University

MenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1026

Recruit median

970

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

Lynn University

MenSSCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1026

Recruit median

980

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

Northern Michigan University

MenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

928

Recruit median

870

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.