Swimmer profile

Dakota Shelton

Female15-16Magnolia Aquatic ClubGU · SOUTHERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 15
Current (today)
504
Building Base

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1500 Free SCY5:45.90552
  • #2100 Breast SCY1:16.69486
  • #3100 Free SCY1:03.02459
  • #450 Free SCY29.39436
Projected (age 17)
707
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1100 Breast SCY1:05.35786
  • #2100 Free SCY55.46673
  • #3500 Free SCY5:31.21628
  • #450 Free SCY26.05626
College Ceiling (age 21)
1120range 5041155
Blue Chip

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

  • #1100 Breast SCYCONF57.291166
  • #2100 Free SCYCONF46.381151
  • #350 Free SCY22.001039
  • #4100 Back SCY55.71844
Coach viewPIe ≈ 60(4068)typical outcome D3 (92%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Back 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 Dakota

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 (707 → 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 504 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
500 Free SCY5:45.905:05.97−39.93s
100 Breast SCY1:16.691:06.92−9.77s

School matches

School matches activate once your SR Rating is published. The curated set spans NCAA D1 P5 programs in this pilot, with the school list growing as we expand coverage.