Swimmer profile

James Liu

Male17-18Fog City HammerheadsPC · WESTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
698
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #150 Free SCY21.72716
  • #2200 Free SCY1:46.12694
  • #3500 Free SCY4:53.29681
  • #4100 Fly SCY53.22650
Projected
698
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #150 Free SCY21.72716
  • #2200 Free SCY1:46.12694
  • #3500 Free SCY4:53.29681
  • #4100 Fly SCY53.22650
College Ceiling (age 21)
1130range 6981167
Blue Chip

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

  • #1100 Fly SCYCONF43.801167
  • #250 Free SCYCONF18.701122
  • #3200 Free SCYCONF1:30.891104
  • #4200 IM SCY1:43.351023
Coach viewPIe ≈ 33(2838)typical outcome D3 (86%)
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 James

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 (698–1167) 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 698 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
50 Free SCY21.7220.51−1.21s
200 Free SCY1:46.121:40.04−6.08s
500 Free SCY4:53.294:17.36−35.93s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 131 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Franklin & Marshall College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

801

Recruit median

550

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

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

704

Recruit median

450

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

Carthage College

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

680

Recruit median

420

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

Wheaton College (IL)

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

718

Recruit median

450

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

Skidmore College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

747

Recruit median

460

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.