Swimmer profile

Nathan Blackwood

Male17-18Waukesha Express Swim TeamWI · CENTRAL

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
628
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY17:27.80648
  • #2500 Free SCY4:59.62639
  • #3200 Free SCY1:52.53582
  • #4100 Free SCY51.68558
Projected
628
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #11650 Free SCY17:27.80648
  • #2500 Free SCY4:59.62639
  • #3200 Free SCY1:52.53582
  • #4100 Free SCY51.68558
College Ceiling (age 21)
917range 6281130
D1 Mid-MajorBlue Chip

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:19.50984
  • #2100 Fly SCY47.97888
  • #3400 IM SCY3:58.33855
  • #4100 Free SCY45.19835
Coach viewPIe ≈ 41(2446)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Fly SCY, 400 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 Nathan

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 (628–1130) 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 628 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 SCY17:27.8015:19.15−128.65s
500 Free SCY4:59.624:22.44−37.18s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 121 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Franklin & Marshall College

MenCentennialD3

Match

Your Team Fit

602

Recruit median

550

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

Transylvania University

MenHCACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

448

Recruit median

400

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

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

518

Recruit median

470

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

Swarthmore College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

602

Recruit median

530

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

Hobart College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

602

Recruit median

480

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.