Swimmer profile

John Bancroft

Male15-16YMCA of Upper Palmetto RaysSC · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 16
Current (today)
718
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #150 Free SCY21.51737
  • #2100 Breast SCY58.90711
  • #3200 Breast SCY2:09.51699
  • #4100 Free SCY48.20688
Projected (age 17)
828
D1 Mid-Major

Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.

  • #1200 Breast SCY2:01.74842
  • #2100 Breast SCY56.03826
  • #350 Free SCY20.71826
  • #4100 Free SCY46.61761
College Ceiling (age 21)
1160range 7181167
Blue Chip

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

  • #1200 Breast SCYCONF1:49.201166
  • #2100 Breast SCYCONF49.951166
  • #3100 Fly SCYCONF44.191136
  • #450 Free SCYCONF18.641133
Coach viewPIe ≈ 26(2230)typical outcome D3 (76%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 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 John

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D2/D3 Realistic.

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 (828 → 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 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 718 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 SCY21.5120.77−0.74s
100 Breast SCY58.9056.80−2.10s
200 Breast SCY2:09.511:59.11−10.40s

Best school matches

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

Pilot data

Azusa Pacific University

MenPacWestD2

Match

Your Team Fit

862

Recruit median

860

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

Carson-Newman University

MenSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

862

Recruit median

850

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

Cal State East Bay

MenCCAAD2

Match

Your Team Fit

862

Recruit median

800

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

Harding University

MenGACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

862

Recruit median

800

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

Michigan Technological University

MenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

862

Recruit median

840

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.