Swimmer profile
Bess Sterman
Female17-18Charles River AquaticsNE · EASTERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #1500 Free SCY5:19.16702
- #21650 Free SCY18:31.71696
- #3400 IM SCY4:47.07686
- #4200 Free SCY2:01.11662
You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.
- #1500 Free SCY5:19.16702
- #21650 Free SCY18:31.71696
- #3400 IM SCY4:47.07686
- #4200 Free SCY2:01.11662
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #1500 Free SCY4:57.03871
- #21650 Free SCY17:17.50857
- #3400 IM SCY4:27.52848
- #4200 Free SCY1:55.35766
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What this means for Bess
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 (695–935) 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 Mid-Major
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 695 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 Free SCY | 5:19.16 | 5:00.25 | −18.91s |
| 1650 Free SCY | 18:31.71 | 17:25.32 | −66.39s |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:47.07 | 4:10.68 | −36.39s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 165 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Johns Hopkins University
Women • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
734
Recruit median
730
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Messiah University
Women • MAC • D3
Your Team Fit
489
Recruit median
470
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Hartwick College
Women • Empire 8 • D3
Your Team Fit
435
Recruit median
380
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
University of Scranton
Women • Landmark • D3
Your Team Fit
643
Recruit median
460
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Widener University
Women • MAC • D3
Your Team Fit
605
Recruit median
420
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.