Swimmer profile

Cooper Zugelder

Male17-18Buffalo Area Aquatic ClubNI · EASTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
772
D1 Mid-Major

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1200 Fly SCY1:52.40787
  • #2400 IM SCY4:06.78770
  • #3200 IM SCY1:54.43754
  • #4100 Fly SCY51.13733
Projected
772
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1200 Fly SCY1:52.40787
  • #2400 IM SCY4:06.78770
  • #3200 IM SCY1:54.43754
  • #4100 Fly SCY51.13733
College Ceiling (age 21)
1161range 7721167
Blue Chip

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

  • #1200 Breast SCYCONF1:49.201166
  • #2200 Fly SCYCONF1:38.601166
  • #3100 Back SCYCONF44.261144
  • #4100 Fly SCYCONF44.151139
Coach viewPIe ≈ 20(1723)typical outcome D3 (75%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 Breast SCY, 100 Back SCY are improving fastest vs. the NCAA D1 cut, so they rank into the top 4 at age 21 even though they aren't in today’s top 4. That’s a real recruiting signal — shows which events project as the strongest college pathway.

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What this means for Cooper

D1 Mid-Major recruit, peak window.

This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (772–1167) 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 Power 4

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 772 to 950, 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
200 Fly SCY1:52.401:36.51−15.89s
400 IM SCY4:06.783:31.31−35.47s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 133 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Azusa Pacific University

MenPacWestD2

Match

Your Team Fit

916

Recruit median

860

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

Michigan Technological University

MenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

916

Recruit median

840

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

Truman State University

MenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

916

Recruit median

910

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

Carson-Newman University

MenSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

916

Recruit median

850

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

Saint Leo University

MenSSCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

916

Recruit median

900

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.