Swimmer profile

Sam Asher

Male15-16Fox Chapel Killer WhalesAM · EASTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 16
Current (today)
577
Building Base

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1100 Fly SCY55.11586
  • #2200 Fly SCY2:04.55579
  • #3200 Free SCY1:53.56566
  • #4100 Back SCY56.68545
Projected (age 17)
666
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1200 Free SCY1:47.00677
  • #2100 Fly SCY52.58674
  • #3200 Fly SCY2:00.86633
  • #4100 Back SCY54.16624
College Ceiling (age 21)
1024range 5771144
D1 Power 4Blue Chip

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

  • #1200 Free SCYCONF1:30.581115
  • #2100 Fly SCY46.12999
  • #3100 Back SCY47.70914
  • #4200 IM SCY1:48.35888
Coach viewPIe ≈ 50(3156)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 IM 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 Sam

Building toward recruiting peak — currently Building Base.

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 (666 → D2/D3 Realistic) is the more meaningful number for that window. Continue building broad event coverage — the top-4 weighting rewards multiple strong events.

Maturity context: Your data shows late-developer trajectory — continued steep improvement past age 15. That's exactly the kind of pattern that under-rates well-developed seniors but signals strong upside.

What time drops unlock D2/D3 Realistic

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 577 to 600, 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
100 Fly SCY55.1153.40−1.71s
200 Fly SCY2:04.552:00.64−3.91s
200 Free SCY1:53.561:45.41−8.15s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 128 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Match

Your Team Fit

505

Recruit median

470

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

Loras College

MenARCD3

Match

Your Team Fit

423

Recruit median

410

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

Franklin & Marshall College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

657

Recruit median

550

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

Carthage College

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

572

Recruit median

420

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

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

637

Recruit median

450

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.