Swimmer profile

Kai Purtell

Male17-18Alamo Area Aquatic AssociationST · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
696
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1500 Free SCY4:44.82744
  • #21650 Free SCY17:17.21668
  • #3400 IM SCY4:19.42663
  • #4200 Free SCY1:48.31652
Projected
696
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:44.82744
  • #21650 Free SCY17:17.21668
  • #3400 IM SCY4:19.42663
  • #4200 Free SCY1:48.31652
College Ceiling (age 21)
997range 6961166
D1 Power 4Blue Chip

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

  • #1500 Free SCY4:15.801027
  • #2100 Fly SCY46.36984
  • #3200 Free SCY1:34.63978
  • #4200 Fly SCY1:45.77945
Coach viewPIe ≈ 33(2838)typical outcome D3 (86%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Fly SCY, 200 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 Kai

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 (696–1166) 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 696 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
500 Free SCY4:44.824:29.00−15.82s
1650 Free SCY17:17.2116:13.80−63.41s
400 IM SCY4:19.423:46.04−33.38s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 129 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Gettysburg College

MenCentennialD3

Match

Your Team Fit

567

Recruit median

540

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

Widener University

MenMACD3

Match

Your Team Fit

413

Recruit median

410

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

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

496

Recruit median

450

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

Dickinson College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

540

Recruit median

490

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

Transylvania University

MenHCACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

615

Recruit median

400

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.