Swimmer profile

Gibson Jones

Male15-16NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, IncVA · EASTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
age 16
Current (today)
798
D1 Mid-Major

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY16:05.68828
  • #2500 Free SCY4:38.58795
  • #3400 IM SCY4:07.75761
  • #4200 Free SCY1:44.30730
Projected (age 17)
830
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:34.13834
  • #21650 Free SCY16:03.21834
  • #3400 IM SCY4:01.72819
  • #4200 Fly SCY1:51.87799
College Ceiling (age 21)
902range 7981144
D1 Mid-MajorBlue Chip

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

  • #1100 Free SCY43.84914
  • #2400 IM SCY3:54.67896
  • #3200 Fly SCY1:47.82892
  • #4500 Free SCY4:28.90884
Coach viewPIe ≈ 20(1723)typical outcome D3 (75%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Free SCY, 200 Fly 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 Gibson

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D1 Mid-Major.

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 (830 → 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 Power 4

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 798 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
1650 Free SCY16:05.6814:09.31−116.37s
500 Free SCY4:38.584:03.95−34.63s

Best school matches

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

Pilot data

Lynn University

MenSSCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1076

Recruit median

980

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

University of Findlay

MenGMACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1076

Recruit median

1000

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

West Chester University

MenPSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1076

Recruit median

1000

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

Wingate University

MenSACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

1075

Recruit median

980

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

West Virginia University

MenBig 12D1

Match

Your Team Fit

967

Recruit median

940

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.