Swimmer profile
Merrick Blackman
Male17-18Life Time SoutheastSE · SOUTHERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #1200 Free SCY1:43.94738
- #2500 Free SCY4:47.62722
- #31650 Free SCY16:57.32708
- #4100 Free SCY48.71667
You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.
- #1200 Free SCY1:43.94738
- #2500 Free SCY4:47.62722
- #31650 Free SCY16:57.32708
- #4100 Free SCY48.71667
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #1200 Free SCY1:42.31774
- #2500 Free SCY4:41.60770
- #31650 Free SCY16:44.11736
- #4100 Fly SCY52.27687
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What this means for Merrick
D2/D3 Realistic recruit, peak window.
This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (723–877) shows the projected upside through college junior year — useful for "where will I be when it counts most" conversations.
What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 723 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.
| Event | Current | Target | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Free SCY | 1:43.94 | 1:40.86 | −3.08s |
| 500 Free SCY | 4:47.62 | 4:38.91 | −8.71s |
| 1650 Free SCY | 16:57.32 | 15:46.83 | −70.49s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 129 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
University of Scranton
Men • Landmark • D3
Your Team Fit
491
Recruit median
450
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Carthage College
Men • CCIW • D3
Your Team Fit
440
Recruit median
420
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Skidmore College
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
536
Recruit median
460
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Dickinson College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
571
Recruit median
490
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Anderson University (IN)
Men • HCAC • D3
Your Team Fit
458
Recruit median
370
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.