<p>Chanski, do you have a club coach? If so you should certainly consult.
Yes, I do believe swimming will help admissions to DIII! Your club coaches should be receiving mail regularly from many schools, and if they're well connected they may be able to advise you of excellent
coaching and programs at both DI and DIII. That is a starting point,
after that consult your HS coach & AD (if u swam HS season) ours is alum of relatively well known program and has great contacts there to this day. Thereafter do your own research and check out the rankings at NCAA. Take a look at times and where you would fit at the schools you're considering. Although NCAA rules prohibit recruiting prior to 7/1 (?)
there is nothing preventing you from contacting coaches. Most program websites will have a recruiting form which you can fill out on line. You can expect to hear back from them promptly and start receiving some mail etc. Also, if u want to attend one of the better camps this summer you might try and see if there are any last minute cancellations, it does happen and you might get in. Yes, it can be helpful in training, but also bear in mind that the best camps are often conducted by some of the best college coaches! Get on the waitlist at UT, great camp, lots of olympians. For other camps check out swimworld and swiminfo web pages. Perhaps some swimmers will weigh in here...
Good luck to you Chanski!</p>
<p>Chanski..... check out collegeswimming.com and go to results. All college swim meets are normally listed and you can find what schools are in the range of times which you swim. It is best to check out the championship meets. </p>
<p>You definitely have the times to swim in college. D III schools do not give scholarships but they can help financally in creative ways. D I and D II give scholarships but the amounts vary from year to year. Off hand I know you could swim at CMU, Davidson, Duke, William and Mary, Georgetown, Denison, Ohio University, Fordham, Boston College. I apologize for assuming you were a female. When I saw your 50 and 100 free times I knew I was incorrect in my assumption. ( I am not by any means saying females can't have those times!) </p>
<p>mama gives great advice....I strongly suggest you e-mail coaches asap if you are a senior and let them know your times and that you are interested in their team. Swimming budgets don't always allow much money for recruiting, therefore, if you let them know you are interested they will call (after July 1 if you are a senior) and let you know they are interested in you. Many college coaches attend the USA swimming meets from Sectionals on up. My d received several e-mails from coaches who are going to come and watch her swim this long course season. </p>
<p>One thing my d found out about the differences in coaches is the fact that some don't want to meet you unless you can swim a certain time and others consider themselves coaches as well as teachers. These coaches see potential and will help develop that potential into life time best times while swimming in college. </p>
<p>You can go to the NCAA Clearinghouse website and it will tell you all you need to know about registering. </p>
<p>When choosing a college, make sure that you would still be happy if you decided you didn't want to swim. </p>
<p>If you have only competed in high school swimming, I strongly suggest you join a USA team or Y team that competes short course and long course. Learning to swim doubles three or four days a week isn't something you want to do for the first time while you are in college. It would be a real shock to your system. Getting up for 5:30 am practice and then doing the same thing over again later that day...it takes a while to adjust!</p>
<p>Just remember it is a huge commitment and you have to love the sport. I wish you the best. If you visit the colleges make an appointment to meet the swim coach. </p>
<p>Dizzymom and a few others have a wealth of info on recruiting, it would be wise to find her threads and take note of all of her knowledge.</p>
<p>I have a question about Ivy league recruiting in swimming. My stats: 34 ACT 4.7 GPA (out of, I don't know my school doesn't do that, but they are all honors and AP.) 200 IM 155.24, 100 Breast 58.94. Those are my best. I have been in touch with some of the Ivy coaches. All seem very eager and receptive except Dartmouth. What's up with them? I know they almost lost their program, but now it is guaranteed forever. I could have swum at the EISLs this year for Dartmouth as a junior in HS. Do they not recruit at all or did they get a stable of IMers and Breaststrokers this past year? I am a legacy at one of the other Ivies, but that doesn't mean I'll get in.</p>
<p>Chanski - just some hints here - from a D3 college swimmers mom - good swimmer + good academics/GPA, etc..... = HOOK</p>
<p>Register with NCAA Clearing House - they do eval of your academics to make sure you qualify and are eligable to participate in college sports - if you are not eligable - then you can't participate - but you sound like you are ok - they mandate that you have certain amounts of core courses done - in a nutshell.</p>
<p>No matter what division you are considering - D1 or D2 - they are able to give some $$ benefit for athletes - D3 - are not allowed to give $$ to athletes - scholarships - tho many of them can be pretty creative for athletes that they want and some schools will creat a good merit/grant financial aid package. Some schools will help to finance maybe just a women's team and not the mens team - so make sure to check that out.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that some D3's are much more competitive than some of the D1 schools - Kenyon is like that - power house swim program. You may want to make a short 'swim resume' (events/times/awards/highest placement, etc....... include test scores and GPA also - show what/who you are - that you can forward to swim coaches at schools you are interested in - and/or - complete the athletic interest forms found at most of the school websites. Just make sure that you address any correspondence to the correct coach also. Once you have submitted to any swim coach - make sure to follow up with a t/c to that coach - if not available - make sure to leave a message for them to contact you. Some coaches will call you back and others.........well - won't.</p>
<p>Keep in mind - a swim coach CANNOT guarantee admission - so don't get caught up in that - but some coaches/programs have more pull than others when the time comes. You will have quite a few schools to ponder - just don't slouch off in the swimming department if you intend to swim in college.</p>
<p>Chanski - you may want to take a gander at Washington & Lee - great academics - D3 - good financial possibilities - good swimming - etc....... if you are considering William & Mary and that group of schools.</p>
<p>My new ACT score is a 33 and SAT is 2100, i hope these increase my chances, i definitely am swimming in college</p>
<p>I swim summer USA league and we do doubles so i believe i can handle swimming in college</p>
<p>I'm looking at Johns Hopkins and Univ. of Chicago, does anyone have any info on the swimming programs/ importance to these schools?</p>
<p>with the new scores, what are some other safeties/matches/reaches, i'm having trouble labeling my colleges as such</p>
<p>Yale swimming requires a 30 ACT and specific times to be recruitable. Take a look on their website under recruiting. It lists the times for each event.</p>
<p>My d's b/f is being recruited by Dartmouth swimming...call the coach and tell him your interested.....</p>