Swimmer profile

Riley Nelson

Female13-14Highbridge AquaticsKY · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
age 14
Current (today)
617
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1200 Free SCY2:03.70621
  • #2200 Breast SCY2:34.10618
  • #3500 Free SCY5:34.27611
  • #450 Free SCY26.52593
Projected (age 17)
1080
D1 Power 4

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

  • #1100 Breast SCYCONF57.881131
  • #2200 Free SCY1:43.661055
  • #3200 Breast SCY2:09.531041
  • #4500 Free SCY4:42.401014
College Ceiling (age 21)
1166range 6171166
Blue Chip

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

  • #1200 Free SCYCONF1:40.251167
  • #2500 Free SCYCONF4:29.521166
  • #3200 Breast SCYCONF2:04.711166
  • #4100 Breast SCYCONF57.291166
Coach viewPIe ≈ 41(2446)typical outcome D3 (79%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Breast 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 Riley

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 (1080 → D1 Power 4) is the more meaningful number for that window. Continue building broad event coverage — the top-4 weighting rewards multiple strong events.

What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 617 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
200 Free SCY2:03.701:46.87−16.83s
200 Breast SCY2:34.102:13.06−21.04s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 169 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Cal State Monterey Bay

WomenCCAAD2

Match

Your Team Fit

845

Recruit median

780

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

Harding University

WomenGACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

845

Recruit median

810

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

Henderson State University

WomenGACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

845

Recruit median

830

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

Southern Arkansas University

WomenGACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

845

Recruit median

780

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

Maryville University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

845

Recruit median

820

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.