Swimmer profile

Preston Marks

Male15-16Terrapins Swim TeamPC · WESTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 16
Current (today)
548
Building Base

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #150 Free SCY23.69552
  • #2200 Free SCY1:54.81548
  • #3500 Free SCY5:15.60547
  • #4200 IM SCY2:08.37534
Projected (age 17)
609
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1200 Breast SCY2:14.95618
  • #250 Free SCY22.88612
  • #3200 Free SCY1:51.99590
  • #4500 Free SCY5:09.78578
College Ceiling (age 21)
861range 548983
D1 Mid-MajorD1 Power 4

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

  • #1200 Breast SCY1:55.03998
  • #250 Free SCY20.77819
  • #3200 Free SCY1:44.47727
  • #4100 Breast SCY1:02.20604
Coach viewPIe ≈ 61(4069)typical outcome D3 (93%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 Breast SCY, 100 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 Preston

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 (609 → D2/D3 Realistic) 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 548 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.

EventCurrentTargetΔ
50 Free SCY23.6922.05−1.64s
200 Free SCY1:54.811:46.80−8.01s
500 Free SCY5:15.604:30.31−45.29s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 128 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Widener University

MenMACD3

Match

Your Team Fit

423

Recruit median

410

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

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

510

Recruit median

450

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

Transylvania University

MenHCACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

469

Recruit median

400

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

Augustana College (IL)

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

480

Recruit median

410

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

Skidmore College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

533

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.