Swimmer profile

Sophia Bertsch

Female17-18Zionsville Swim ClubIN · CENTRAL

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
815
D1 Mid-Major

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1400 IM SCY4:30.43821
  • #2200 Free SCY1:52.82818
  • #3100 Free SCY52.32802
  • #4200 Fly SCY2:06.27798
Projected
815
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1400 IM SCY4:30.43821
  • #2200 Free SCY1:52.82818
  • #3100 Free SCY52.32802
  • #4200 Fly SCY2:06.27798
College Ceiling (age 21)
1166range 8151167
Blue Chip

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

  • #1100 Fly SCYCONF49.891167
  • #2400 IM SCYCONF4:00.541166
  • #3200 IM SCYCONF1:51.991166
  • #4200 Free SCYCONF1:40.351163
Coach viewPIe ≈ 15(1217)typical outcome D3 (49%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Fly SCY, 200 IM 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 Sophia

D1 Mid-Major recruit, peak window.

This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (815–1167) 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 D1 Power 4

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 815 to 950, 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 SCY4:30.434:00.57−29.86s
200 Free SCY1:52.821:40.33−12.49s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 169 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Carson-Newman University

WomenSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

944

Recruit median

870

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

Northern Michigan University

WomenGLIACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

944

Recruit median

890

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

McKendree University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

944

Recruit median

920

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

Missouri University of Science and Tech

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

944

Recruit median

880

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

Truman State University

WomenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

944

Recruit median

920

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.