Swimmer profile
James Michels
Male15-16Nashville Aquatic ClubSE · SOUTHERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #150 Free SCY23.94535
- #2100 Free SCY52.82523
- #3100 Breast SCY1:05.80510
- #4200 Breast SCY2:28.50464
Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.
- #150 Free SCY21.52736
- #2200 IM SCY1:55.35736
- #3200 Free SCY1:45.18712
- #4100 Free SCY48.01696
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #1200 Free SCYCONF1:29.231167
- #2200 IM SCYCONF1:38.921167
- #350 Free SCYCONF18.551149
- #4100 Breast SCY51.611058
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What this means for James
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 (730 → 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 522 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Free SCY | 23.94 | 21.53 | −2.41s |
| 100 Free SCY | 52.82 | 47.41 | −5.41s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 131 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Cal State East Bay
Men • CCAA • D2
Your Team Fit
805
Recruit median
800
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
William Jewell College
Men • GLVC • D2
Your Team Fit
805
Recruit median
800
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Harding University
Men • GAC • D2
Your Team Fit
805
Recruit median
800
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Saint Anselm College
Men • NE-10 • D2
Your Team Fit
805
Recruit median
800
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Gettysburg College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
550
Recruit median
540
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.