Swimmer profile
Ryder Nelson
Male15-16Highbridge AquaticsKY · SOUTHERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #1500 Free SCY5:08.51585
- #250 Free SCY23.44570
- #3100 Free SCY51.64559
- #4100 Breast SCY1:04.18550
Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.
- #1100 Breast SCY59.24699
- #250 Free SCY21.91697
- #3500 Free SCY4:51.68693
- #4100 Free SCY48.42679
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #1200 Breast SCYCONF1:49.201166
- #2100 Breast SCYCONF49.951166
- #350 Free SCYCONF18.461166
- #4100 Free SCYCONF40.431166
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What this means for Ryder
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 (696 → 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 573 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 Free SCY | 5:08.51 | 4:57.19 | −11.32s |
| 50 Free SCY | 23.44 | 22.56 | −0.88s |
| 100 Free SCY | 51.64 | 47.28 | −4.36s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 127 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Carthage College
Men • CCIW • D3
Your Team Fit
457
Recruit median
420
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Anderson University (IN)
Men • HCAC • D3
Your Team Fit
416
Recruit median
370
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Wheaton College (IL)
Men • CCIW • D3
Your Team Fit
528
Recruit median
450
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
568
Recruit median
470
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Franklin & Marshall College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
659
Recruit median
550
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.