Swimmer profile

Daniel Li

Male15-16Santa Clara Swim ClubPC · WESTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
age 15
Current (today)
609
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #11650 Free SCY17:36.41632
  • #2500 Free SCY5:05.91600
  • #3200 IM SCY2:04.19590
  • #4200 Free SCY1:52.98575
Projected (age 17)
670
D2/D3 Realistic

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

  • #1400 IM SCY4:13.90707
  • #2200 IM SCY2:00.19650
  • #350 Free SCY22.53641
  • #41650 Free SCY17:36.41632
College Ceiling (age 21)
686range 609803
D2/D3 RealisticD1 Mid-Major

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

  • #150 Free SCY21.84704
  • #2200 IM SCY1:57.86690
  • #3500 Free SCY4:58.07649
  • #4100 Free SCY49.47636
Coach viewPIe ≈ 41(2446)typical outcome D3 (89%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 50 Free SCY, 100 Free 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 Daniel

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D2/D3 Realistic.

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 (670 → D2/D3 Realistic) is the more meaningful number for that window. Continue building broad event coverage — the top-4 weighting rewards multiple strong events.

What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 609 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
1650 Free SCY17:36.4115:08.89−147.52s
500 Free SCY5:05.914:21.54−44.37s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 132 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Dickinson College

MenCentennialD3

Match

Your Team Fit

533

Recruit median

490

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

University of Scranton

MenLandmarkD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

552

Recruit median

450

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

Carthage College

MenCCIWD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

524

Recruit median

420

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

Skidmore College

MenLiberty LeagueD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

641

Recruit median

460

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

Anderson University (IN)

MenHCACD3

Safety

Your Team Fit

590

Recruit median

370

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.