Swimmer profile

Luke Salser

Male15-16Aiken-Augusta Swim LeagueGA · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 16
Current (today)
661
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1400 IM SCY4:18.80668
  • #2100 Breast SCY1:00.25665
  • #3200 IM SCY2:00.55645
  • #4200 Breast SCY2:14.07630
Projected (age 17)
755
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1400 IM SCY4:05.29784
  • #2100 Breast SCY57.94747
  • #3200 IM SCY1:55.42734
  • #4200 Breast SCY2:10.86678
College Ceiling (age 21)
1086range 6611155
D1 Power 4Blue Chip

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

  • #1400 IM SCYCONF3:34.881166
  • #2200 IM SCY1:42.191058
  • #3100 Breast SCY51.941037
  • #4100 Fly SCY48.32869
Coach viewPIe ≈ 33(2838)typical outcome D3 (86%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Fly 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 Luke

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 (755 → D1 Mid-Major) 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 D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 661 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
400 IM SCY4:18.803:54.53−24.27s
100 Breast SCY1:00.2554.58−5.67s

Best school matches

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

Pilot data

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

MenHCACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

527

Recruit median

420

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

Augustana College (IL)

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

565

Recruit median

410

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

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

618

Recruit median

450

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

Franklin & Marshall College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

819

Recruit median

550

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

Skidmore College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

733

Recruit median

460

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.