Swimmer profile
Darren Welch
Male15-16The Aquakids, Inc.AR · CENTRAL
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #150 Free SCY24.94473
- #2100 Free SCY57.54404
- #3100 Fly SCY1:03.80378
- #4200 IM SCY2:38.26285
Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.
- #150 Free SCY24.35508
- #2100 Free SCY56.17435
- #3100 Fly SCY1:02.04411
- #4200 IM SCY2:34.40307
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #150 Free SCY24.94473
- #2100 Free SCY57.54404
- #3100 Fly SCY1:03.80378
- #4200 IM SCY2:38.26285
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What this means for Darren
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 (452 → Building Base) 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 D2/D3 Realistic
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 420 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.
No single-event drop within reachable bounds gets 420 all the way to 600. The gap from Building Base to D2/D3 Realistic closes through broad improvement — multiple events moving together. That’s exactly what college coaches want to see; specialists rarely make this jump on one event alone.
Best school matches
Top 5 of 110 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Illinois Wesleyan University
Men • CCIW • D3
Your Team Fit
495
Recruit median
460
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Hobart College
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
495
Recruit median
480
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Messiah University
Men • MAC • D3
Your Team Fit
495
Recruit median
460
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Hope College
Men • MIAA • D3
Your Team Fit
495
Recruit median
460
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Ursinus College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
495
Recruit median
450
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.