Swimmer profile

Michael Sower

Male17-18Velocity AquaticsMN · CENTRAL

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 17
Current (today)
645
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1100 Fly SCY51.89702
  • #2100 Free SCY50.01616
  • #350 Free SCY22.89612
  • #4400 IM SCY4:35.47554
Projected
645
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1100 Fly SCY51.89702
  • #2100 Free SCY50.01616
  • #350 Free SCY22.89612
  • #4400 IM SCY4:35.47554
College Ceiling (age 21)
1080range 6451161
D1 Power 4Blue Chip

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

  • #1100 Fly SCYCONF43.801167
  • #2100 Free SCY41.641067
  • #3500 Free SCY4:21.16965
  • #450 Free SCY20.08906
Coach viewPIe ≈ 41(2446)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 500 Free 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 Michael

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 (645–1161) 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 645 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
100 Fly SCY51.8946.56−5.33s
100 Free SCY50.0144.31−5.70s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 125 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Hartwick College

MenEmpire 8D3

Match

Your Team Fit

395

Recruit median

370

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

Anderson University (IN)

MenHCACD3

Match

Your Team Fit

395

Recruit median

370

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

Drew University

MenLandmarkD3

Match

Your Team Fit

395

Recruit median

390

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

Skidmore College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

571

Recruit median

460

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

Swarthmore College

MenCentennialD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

658

Recruit median

530

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.