Swimmer profile

Ben Hardin

Male15-16Baylor Swim ClubSE · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
age 16
Current (today)
640
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY17:23.94655
  • #2500 Free SCY4:57.51653
  • #3200 Free SCY1:51.54597
  • #4100 Free SCY51.17575
Projected (age 17)
702
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:46.15734
  • #21650 Free SCY17:07.00688
  • #3200 Free SCY1:46.86679
  • #4100 Free SCY49.20647
College Ceiling (age 21)
798range 6401117
D1 Mid-MajorBlue Chip

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:33.09844
  • #2200 Free SCY1:41.51792
  • #3100 Free SCY46.94745
  • #450 Free SCY22.10680
Coach viewPIe ≈ 41(2446)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 50 Free SCY is improving fastest vs. the NCAA D1 cut, so it ranks into the top 4 at age 21 even though it isn't in today’s top 4. That’s a real recruiting signal — shows which event projects as the strongest college pathway.

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What this means for Ben

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 (702 → 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 640 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 SCY17:23.9415:26.51−117.43s
500 Free SCY4:57.514:23.95−33.56s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 130 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Carthage College

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

497

Recruit median

420

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

Dickinson College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

582

Recruit median

490

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

Widener University

MenMACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

582

Recruit median

410

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

Augustana College (IL)

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

590

Recruit median

410

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

Franklin & Marshall College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

766

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

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.