Swimmer profile
Eli Ponton
Male17-18Utica Shelby Swim ClubMI · CENTRAL
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #1400 IM SCY4:36.77546
- #2200 Breast SCY2:22.80522
- #3200 IM SCY2:10.08513
- #4200 Free SCY1:59.67484
You're at or past recruiting peak. SR Projected here equals SR Current — no forward projection is applied past age 17.
- #1400 IM SCY4:36.77546
- #2200 Breast SCY2:22.80522
- #3200 IM SCY2:10.08513
- #4200 Free SCY1:59.67484
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #1400 IM SCY3:56.98870
- #2200 IM SCY1:51.10823
- #3200 Free SCY1:41.07803
- #4200 Breast SCY2:05.80763
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What this means for Eli
Building Base recruit, peak window.
This is the recruiting window. Coaches are evaluating times within ~6 months of where you sit today. The College Ceiling range (527–1024) 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 D2/D3 Realistic
Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 527 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.
| Event | Current | Target | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 IM SCY | 4:36.77 | 4:10.98 | −25.79s |
| 200 Breast SCY | 2:22.80 | 2:08.99 | −13.81s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 120 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Franklin & Marshall College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
560
Recruit median
550
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Swarthmore College
Men • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
560
Recruit median
530
In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.
Hobart College
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
560
Recruit median
480
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Union College (NY)
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
560
Recruit median
480
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Men • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
560
Recruit median
470
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.