Swimmer profile
Esther Swanson
Female17-18York Swim ClubPV · EASTERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #150 Free SCY24.44758
- #2100 Free SCY53.38755
- #3200 Free SCY1:57.10732
- #4500 Free SCY5:22.95678
You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.
- #150 Free SCY24.44758
- #2100 Free SCY53.38755
- #3200 Free SCY1:57.10732
- #4500 Free SCY5:22.95678
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #150 Free SCY24.42760
- #2100 Free SCY53.38755
- #3200 Free SCY1:57.10732
- #4500 Free SCY5:22.95678
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What this means for Esther
Borderline D1 Mid-Major recruit — D1 Mid-Major ceiling.
Recruiting window is active. Your Current (748) is just 2 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 748 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 | 24.44 | 24.37 | −0.07s |
| 100 Free SCY | 53.38 | 53.23 | −0.15s |
| 200 Free SCY | 1:57.10 | 1:56.30 | −0.80s |
| 500 Free SCY | 5:22.95 | 5:16.79 | −6.16s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 164 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Marywood University
Women • CSAC • D3
Your Team Fit
395
Recruit median
380
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Hartwick College
Women • Empire 8 • D3
Your Team Fit
509
Recruit median
380
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Albion College
Women • MIAA • D3
Your Team Fit
562
Recruit median
430
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Swarthmore College
Women • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
738
Recruit median
540
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Dickinson College
Women • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
738
Recruit median
500
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.