Swimmer profile

James McGinnis

Male17-18Club Mountaineer AquaticsWV · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
552
Building Base

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1200 Free SCY1:53.49567
  • #2100 Free SCY51.69558
  • #350 Free SCY24.10524
  • #4200 Back SCY2:09.49491
Projected
552
Building Base

You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.

  • #1200 Free SCY1:53.49567
  • #2100 Free SCY51.69558
  • #350 Free SCY24.10524
  • #4200 Back SCY2:09.49491
College Ceiling (age 21)
995range 5521166
D1 Power 4Blue Chip

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

  • #1200 Free SCY1:33.291021
  • #2100 Free SCY42.321016
  • #3100 Breast SCY54.11918
  • #4100 Back SCY47.92901
Coach viewPIe ≈ 50(3156)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Breast SCY, 100 Back 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 James

Building Base recruit, peak window.

This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (552–1166) shows the projected upside through college junior year — useful for "where will I be when it counts most" conversations.

Maturity context: Your late-developer trajectory matters here — make sure coaches understand you're still on the upslope. Bring growth-rate and recent improvement data to recruiting visits.

What time drops unlock D2/D3 Realistic

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 552 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.

EventCurrentTargetΔ
200 Free SCY1:53.491:46.29−7.20s
100 Free SCY51.6948.36−3.33s
50 Free SCY24.1020.72−3.38s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 125 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Loras College

MenARCD3

Match

Your Team Fit

447

Recruit median

410

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

Widener University

MenMACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

456

Recruit median

410

Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.

Skidmore College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

514

Recruit median

460

Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.

Augustana College (IL)

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

477

Recruit median

410

Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

548

Recruit median

450

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.