Swimmer profile
Nicole Palei
Female17-18Freedom AquaticsMR · EASTERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #150 Free SCY24.52750
- #2100 Fly SCY58.72716
- #3100 Free SCY54.64704
- #4200 Free SCY2:02.94633
You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.
- #150 Free SCY24.52750
- #2100 Fly SCY58.72716
- #3100 Free SCY54.64704
- #4200 Free SCY2:02.94633
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #150 Free SCY24.50752
- #2100 Fly SCY58.70716
- #3100 Free SCY54.55707
- #4200 Free SCY2:02.94633
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What this means for Nicole
Borderline D1 Mid-Major recruit — D1 Mid-Major ceiling.
Recruiting window is active. Your Current (722) is just 28 points below the D1 Mid-Major threshold — effectively a D1 Mid-Major caliber recruit for evaluation purposes. Your optimistic ceiling projects to D1 Mid-Major territory through college junior year. The modest gap between Current and Ceiling reflects college-years upside coaches should weigh in their evaluation — particularly if biological maturation is still ongoing.
Maturity context: The D2/D3 Realistic → D1 Mid-Major ceiling-range transition is the late-developer story: data signal alone doesn't flag it, but the spread between conservative and optimistic ceilings suggests biological development may not yet be complete. (We're working on a parent-input layer to refine this — see methodology §4.7.)
What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 722 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.
| Event | Current | Target | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Free SCY | 24.52 | 23.79 | −0.73s |
| 100 Fly SCY | 58.72 | 56.89 | −1.83s |
| 100 Free SCY | 54.64 | 50.76 | −3.88s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 166 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Skidmore College
Women • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
538
Recruit median
470
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Franklin & Marshall College
Women • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
655
Recruit median
560
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Drew University
Women • Landmark • D3
Your Team Fit
538
Recruit median
400
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Albion College
Women • MIAA • D3
Your Team Fit
584
Recruit median
430
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Marywood University
Women • CSAC • D3
Your Team Fit
612
Recruit median
380
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.