Swimmer profile

Parker Hightower

Male15-16YMCA of Upper Palmetto RaysSC · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
age 15
Current (today)
729
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1400 IM SCY4:08.28756
  • #2200 Fly SCY1:55.79720
  • #3200 IM SCY1:57.18702
  • #4100 Fly SCY52.21689
Projected (age 17)
877
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1200 Fly SCY1:48.05886
  • #2500 Free SCY4:29.80875
  • #3400 IM SCY3:56.65873
  • #4200 IM SCY1:50.37840
College Ceiling (age 21)
999range 7291166
D1 Power 4Blue Chip

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:16.991013
  • #2200 Fly SCY1:43.661004
  • #3200 Free SCY1:34.81972
  • #4400 IM SCY3:49.94952
Coach viewPIe ≈ 26(2230)typical outcome D3 (76%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 500 Free SCY, 200 Free 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 Parker

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 (877 → D1 Mid-Major) is the more meaningful number for that window. Continue building broad event coverage — the top-4 weighting rewards multiple strong events.

What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 729 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
400 IM SCY4:08.284:02.75−5.53s
200 Fly SCY1:55.791:53.09−2.70s
200 IM SCY1:57.181:50.77−6.41s
100 Fly SCY52.2145.62−6.59s

Best school matches

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

Pilot data

Grand Valley State University

MenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1036

Recruit median

970

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

University of Findlay

MenGMACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1036

Recruit median

1000

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

Lynn University

MenSSCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1036

Recruit median

980

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

West Chester University

MenPSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1036

Recruit median

1000

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

Rutgers University

MenBig TenD1

Match

Your Team Fit

915

Recruit median

910

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.