<p>Swimmingjew552, My S was recruited to swim at a few Top 25 LACs. Many swim coaches only get to “support” one swimmer throw the admissions process but can “protect” others. In most cases my son received “protection” not “support” because other recruits had better times. But in today’s competitive admissions process even “protection” is very helpful. A few others that he contacted were not interested. The best thing you can do for yourself is go to each school’s website and check the times of the current swimmers. For example, Amherst times are generally faster than say Middlebury and Bowdoin. My S did not meet the the qualifiying times the prior poster listed. Many of the college swimmers who make those times did not swim that fast when they were in high school. The results from the regular meets are listed on all of the websites. If you are in the range of the current swimmers then go to the recruiting section and fill it out. In the spring of his junior year my S followed up with an email directly to each coach and included his times and expressed an interest in their program. He made phone calls to several of the coaches and arranged an on campus meeting before the deadline for ED applications. Many of the DIII programs do not have the funding to pursue athletes. My S perserverance paid off. He selected the school which was the best fit for him academically, athletically and socially. We can all offer you advice but your time would be much better spend researching the programs and times from various meets of the schools you are interested in and contacting the coaches directly. From my experience your times are good enough to get recruited ( protected or supported) at at least a few DIII schools as long as you have the grades and can make a personal connection with the coaches.</p>
<p>Swimming 08, thank you for the very detailed explanation but I believe this thread is a few months old. Sorry I didn’t notify the previous commentor, but I was recruited and accepted ED by Middlebury to swim.</p>
<p>good luck at middlebury, one of my son’s best friend from club swimming is a freshman on the team. really loves it!</p>
<p>GREAT JOB! Congratulations.The middlebury athletic facilities are great.</p>
<p>Thanks all for the excellent information on this thread. My son is a rising senior and in the process of narrowing his choices by assessing a combination of academic and swim times. </p>
<p>We may have more questions with some details that I will post shortly.</p>
<p>Hey DaSwim-my s and swimmingjew are rising sophomores at Midd. Feel free to pm me for any advise.</p>
<p>here is a guide to help you through the process with college swimming recruiting, you need to narrow down the school by where you will enjoy it the most and benefit the most from atmosphere and academics. Remember you will not only be molded in the classroom but also by the people you are around for so many hours.</p>
<p>[College</a> Recruiting Guide for Swimmers](<a href=“http://collegerecruitingforswimmers.blogspot.com/]College”>http://collegerecruitingforswimmers.blogspot.com/)</p>
<p>Hello I am a first year swimmer as a senior and I really love the sport and want to continue in college. After just one year swimming and not truly understanding the water yet I still have a lot to learn and improve on here are my times.
50 free 23.4
100 free 54
2nd leg of 200my relay 22.5</p>
<p>Is there anyway I would be able to swim D 3 next year???</p>
<p>I am glad I stumbled across this thread as I have learned alot. However, I still have a few questions. I have a HS junior with swim times that would final in the top eight in any conference (a few NCAA B cuts as well but oh so close to NCSA cuts). </p>
<p>From what I have read, I understand that most D3 swim coaches would likely be interested and maybe a few D1’s as well. I am not sure about how much admission support she would receive from any given coach at those schools in the top ten of the rankings. </p>
<p>D is a good student who manages mostly A’s in her 3 AP classes (though she has a high B in one now) with a rigorous swim schedule of over 20 hrs a week in the pool plus practicing/performing regularly in orchestra. She has a 199 PSAT (spread out fairly evenly, 670,670, 650) and is scheduled to take the SAT/ACT/SAT II and AP exams in the spring. We will definitely have a better read after those but we are planning a trip in April over spring break to casually visit schools. I don’t want to necessarily have her get her hopes up at one that will not be a good fit. </p>
<p>My question is this…are schools like UChicago and JHU too academically difficult when factoring in swimming? She is a STEM girl who wants to do pre-med (at this point) and so an LAC is not really up her alley. She is rather nerdy who likes to learn Chinese and communicate to friends in secret codes (they make up and then try to decipher) in her “down” time. She is used to being in the top 10% and I think she would be okay being in the bottom 25% but she doesn’t want to flunk out. She may do her undergrad in 5 or 6 yrs to lighten the academic burden. </p>
<p>Would she be better off going to a different school where she would initially be in the top 25% academically(and what would those schools be so we can compare swimming)? She wants to improve her swim times in college (or else it would be a “waste” she says) so it has to be a good program as well. </p>
<p>Any other insight/advice is well appreciated.</p>
<p>D3 swimming is made for student athletes as opposed to athletes who happen to attend college. The question is your boards which is a bit on the low side-have you considered the ACT-- some students do better on- one exam or the other- as to -and colleges are indifferent to which you use.
Don’t understand why you are r/o LACs-- Williams, for example, has an amazing record of placing kids in med school and has a special program with Einstein that you should investigate.</p>
<p>MaineCoon–go over to the pre-med topics on this page and you will get a lot of insight on the UG selection process for potential medical students. It will be an eye opener and opposite of what you are thinking. She will be better off going to a school where she will be top 25% and getting a high GPA in undergrad. What she wants to focus on in her search is that they have a good pre-med advising team, not so much the total reputation of the college.</p>
<p>Someone mentioned St. Olaf earlier, they have a fantastic swim team and close to 100% placement into medical school. Why wouldn’t you consider a place like that is the question. Don’t discount LAC, especially with the changes to the MCAT coming in 2015. A LAC education will be very beneficial for taking the new MCAT.</p>
<p>DylanBurks … this link may help you understand if you have a shot at being recruited … [Swimming</a> Recruiting Guidelines](<a href=“http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/College-Swimming-Recruiting/swimming-recruiting-guidelines]Swimming”>http://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting-tools/College-Swimming-Recruiting/swimming-recruiting-guidelines) … DIII teams often have walk-ons so being recruited to swim in college and having the ability to swim in college are two very different questions … I know nothing about swimming so can not judge these guidelines but do know the one for track & field are pretty good.</p>