Swimmer profile

Luke Flickinger

Male17-18Nittany Lion Aquatic ClubMA · EASTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
698
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #150 Free SCY21.83705
  • #2100 Free SCY47.86703
  • #3100 Fly SCY52.43680
  • #4100 Breast SCY1:00.18667
Projected
698
D2/D3 Realistic

You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.

  • #150 Free SCY21.83705
  • #2100 Free SCY47.86703
  • #3100 Fly SCY52.43680
  • #4100 Breast SCY1:00.18667
College Ceiling (age 21)
1167range 6981167
Blue Chip

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

  • #1100 Fly SCYCONF43.801167
  • #2100 Breast SCYCONF49.951166
  • #3200 Fly SCYCONF1:38.601166
  • #450 Free SCYCONF18.461166
Coach viewPIe ≈ 33(2838)typical outcome D3 (86%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 Fly 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 Luke

D2/D3 Realistic recruit, peak window.

This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (698–1167) shows the projected upside through college junior year — useful for "where will I be when it counts most" conversations.

Maturity context: Your late-developer trajectory matters here — make sure coaches understand you're still on the upslope. Bring growth-rate and recent improvement data to recruiting visits.

What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 698 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
50 Free SCY21.8320.60−1.23s
100 Free SCY47.8645.16−2.70s
100 Fly SCY52.4346.02−6.41s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 131 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Cal State East Bay

MenCCAAD2

Match

Your Team Fit

841

Recruit median

800

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

Harding University

MenGACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

841

Recruit median

800

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

Michigan Technological University

MenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

841

Recruit median

840

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

Maryville University

MenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

841

Recruit median

810

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

William Jewell College

MenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

841

Recruit median

800

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.