Swimmer profile

James Ferry

Male15-16NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, IncVA · EASTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 15
Current (today)
562
Building Base

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1500 Free SCY5:08.03588
  • #2400 IM SCY4:36.61547
  • #3200 Free SCY1:54.96546
  • #4200 Breast SCY2:22.12529
Projected (age 17)
806
D1 Mid-Major

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

  • #1200 Breast SCY2:02.23832
  • #2100 Breast SCY56.19819
  • #3500 Free SCY4:43.02758
  • #4400 IM SCY4:17.16681
College Ceiling (age 21)
1147range 5621167
Blue Chip

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

  • #1200 Breast SCYCONF1:49.201166
  • #2100 Breast SCYCONF49.951166
  • #3500 Free SCY4:11.391082
  • #4100 Fly SCY45.041073
Coach viewPIe ≈ 50(3156)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 100 Breast SCY, 100 Fly SCY are improving fastest vs. the NCAA D1 cut, so they rank into the top 4 at age 21 even though they aren't in today’s top 4. That’s a real recruiting signal — shows which events project as the strongest college pathway.

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What this means for James

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 (806 → 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 D2/D3 Realistic

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 562 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 SCY5:08.034:52.55−15.48s
400 IM SCY4:36.614:21.76−14.85s
200 Free SCY1:54.961:41.81−13.15s

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.