Swimmer profile
Eli Rutherford
Male15-16Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCAVA · EASTERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #11650 Free SCY15:41.70892
- #2500 Free SCY4:31.35860
- #3200 Free SCY1:41.78786
- #4100 Free SCY46.99743
Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.
- #11650 Free SCY15:00.511020
- #2500 Free SCY4:22.83947
- #3200 Free SCY1:39.66837
- #4100 Free SCY46.17783
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #11650 Free SCYCONF14:21.271166
- #2500 Free SCYCONF4:05.171166
- #3200 Fly SCY1:41.591066
- #4200 Free SCY1:33.97999
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What this means for Eli
Building toward recruiting peak — currently D1 Mid-Major.
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 (948 → D1 Mid-Major) 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 D1 Power 4
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 854 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.
| Event | Current | Target | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1650 Free SCY | 15:41.70 | 14:28.12 | −73.58s |
| 500 Free SCY | 4:31.35 | 4:09.48 | −21.87s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 133 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Nova Southeastern University
Men • SSC • D2
Your Team Fit
1155
Recruit median
1150
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Wayne State University (MI)
Men • GLIAC • D2
Your Team Fit
1155
Recruit median
1090
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Florida Southern College
Men • SSC • D2
Your Team Fit
1155
Recruit median
1080
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Duke University
Men • ACC • D1
Your Team Fit
1038
Recruit median
1000
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
University of South Carolina
Men • SEC • D1
Your Team Fit
1038
Recruit median
970
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
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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.