Swimmer profile

Zac Groninger

Male15-16Center Grove Aquatic ClubIN · CENTRAL

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
age 16
Current (today)
707
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY16:39.01747
  • #2500 Free SCY4:48.80714
  • #3200 Free SCY1:49.07639
  • #4100 Free SCY50.93583
Projected (age 17)
749
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #11650 Free SCY16:15.11804
  • #2500 Free SCY4:42.86759
  • #3200 Free SCY1:48.97641
  • #450 Free SCY22.90611
College Ceiling (age 21)
812range 7071004
D1 Mid-MajorD1 Power 4

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

  • #11650 Free SCY15:47.19877
  • #2500 Free SCY4:35.90818
  • #350 Free SCY21.90698
  • #4100 Fly SCY53.00659
Coach viewPIe ≈ 26(2230)typical outcome D3 (76%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 50 Free SCY, 100 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 Zac

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D2/D3 Realistic.

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 (749 → D2/D3 Realistic) 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 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 707 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.

EventCurrentTargetΔ
1650 Free SCY16:39.0115:54.17−44.84s
500 Free SCY4:48.804:35.28−13.52s
200 Free SCY1:49.071:37.01−12.06s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 127 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Dickinson College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

566

Recruit median

490

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

Gettysburg College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

623

Recruit median

540

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

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

MenHCACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

566

Recruit median

420

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

Drew University

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

566

Recruit median

390

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

Franklin & Marshall College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

738

Recruit median

550

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

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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.