Swimmer profile
Ella Buss
Female15-16Southern Tide Swim ClubSC · SOUTHERN
SR Rating
NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 seasonBased on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.
- #1400 IM SCY5:01.46593
- #2200 Free SCY2:08.19558
- #3200 IM SCY2:24.03548
- #4100 Free SCY1:00.14528
Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.
- #1200 IM SCY2:09.78749
- #2400 IM SCY4:47.98680
- #3200 Free SCY2:02.52639
- #4100 Free SCY57.47605
College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.
- #1200 IM SCYCONF1:52.171161
- #2100 Back SCY55.87837
- #3100 Fly SCY58.71716
- #4400 IM SCY5:01.46593
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What this means for Ella
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 (696 → 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 568 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 | 5:01.46 | 4:48.72 | −12.74s |
| 200 Free SCY | 2:08.19 | 2:02.47 | −5.72s |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:24.03 | 2:09.86 | −14.17s |
Best school matches
Top 5 of 162 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.
Skidmore College
Women • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
527
Recruit median
470
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Swarthmore College
Women • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
631
Recruit median
540
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Dickinson College
Women • Centennial • D3
Your Team Fit
631
Recruit median
500
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Union College (NY)
Women • Liberty League • D3
Your Team Fit
631
Recruit median
490
Above this program's typical recruit median — you're a top-of-class addition.
Illinois Wesleyan University
Women • CCIW • D3
Your Team Fit
631
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.