Swimmer profile
Nishanth Santheesh Kumar
Male15-16SUNN SwimmingPC · WESTERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #1200 Free SCY1:58.53498
- #2100 Free SCY53.72497
- #350 Free SCY24.75484
- #4500 Free SCY5:44.20422
Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.
- #1100 Free SCY49.58632
- #250 Free SCY23.03601
- #3500 Free SCY5:17.73536
- #4200 Free SCY1:55.78534
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #1100 Free SCYCONF40.421167
- #250 Free SCYCONF18.821100
- #3500 Free SCY4:13.971049
- #4100 Fly SCY46.55972
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What this means for Nishanth
Building toward recruiting peak — currently Building Base.
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 (599 → Building Base) 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 D2/D3 Realistic
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 491 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Free SCY | 1:58.53 | 1:42.12 | −16.41s |
| 100 Free SCY | 53.72 | 46.27 | −7.45s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 122 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Franklin & Marshall College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
575
Recruit median
550
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Drew University
Men • Landmark • D3
Your Team Fit
438
Recruit median
390
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Swarthmore College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
688
Recruit median
530
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Coe College
Men • ARC • D3
Your Team Fit
545
Recruit median
380
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Messiah University
Men • MAC • D3
Your Team Fit
642
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
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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.