Swimmer profile
Shep Kempe
Male15-16Shock WaveMS · SOUTHERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #150 Free SCY26.89377
- #2100 Back SCY1:04.09377
- #3200 IM SCY2:24.50374
- #4200 Back SCY2:26.70338
Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.
- #1100 Back SCY54.61609
- #2200 IM SCY2:03.13605
- #350 Free SCY23.03601
- #4200 Free SCY1:57.02517
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #150 Free SCYCONF18.821100
- #2100 Back SCY44.861099
- #3200 IM SCY1:41.151091
- #4200 Free SCY1:35.33957
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What this means for Shep
Building toward recruiting peak — currently Early Career.
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 (601 → 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 Building Base
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 374 to 400, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Free SCY | 26.89 | 25.48 | −1.41s |
| 100 Back SCY | 1:04.09 | 1:00.73 | −3.36s |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:24.50 | 2:08.23 | −16.27s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 120 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Swarthmore College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
569
Recruit median
530
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Washington College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
475
Recruit median
430
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Misericordia University
Men • MAC • D3
Your Team Fit
449
Recruit median
380
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Hobart College
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
569
Recruit median
480
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Hartwick College
Men • Empire 8 • D3
Your Team Fit
465
Recruit median
370
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.