<p>Hey guys,
Here are my best times for my best events:
100 free - 49.8
100 back - 57.3
100 breast - 59.8
200 IM - 2:03</p>
<p>are these Ivy league caliber? Is it possible for me to be recruited (my top choice would be Yale. I'm good friends with the coach)? I'm still a junior right now, so I will get a little faster come the end of senior year.</p>
<p>Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks!</p>
<p>Not enough info. Are you a male swimmer or female swimmer? You say that you are “good friends” with the Yale coach, what is the nature of your relationship? Are you being recruited by Yale? Do not mistake that for friendship, ha ha! The best way to determine recruitability is to look at championship meet results. The more points you could score, the more recruitable you are, provided you meet the academic standards.</p>
<p>I am a male swimmer. We are good friends in that I train with the coach’s club team sometimes (which is really part of Yale swimming as the Yale swimmers swim there over vacation/during the summer). I have some good conversations with him during these training sessions. I also see him/talk to him a lot during meets. The times I posted are the most likely championship times I will achieve in March. The times I have currently are slightly slower than all of those times. My academic stats would place in the upper middle percentile for SATs. I have other good ECs and my GPA/class rank are good (~3.83, top 3%).</p>
<p>If you want to be recruited by an ivy, go to collegeswimming.com and compare your times to their conference championship times. I will guess you’re in mens swimming with those times because if those are womens times the coaches would be beating down your door and you wouldn’t have to ask questions here. If those are mens’ times, then you should check on collegeswimming or on Yale’s own site and see how you measure up. Or just ask the coach, if you’re good friends!</p>
<p>Edit: I posted this before I saw your new post. If THINK you will make those times doesn’t matter, you have to DO it. You also have to have excellent stats as in SATs and grades because Yale is not going to take you without. I don’t know what your big meets are this spring, but that’s when you’ll need to send info to the coach …</p>
<p>Yo I’m a senior swimmer right now trying to get into an Ivy. Take my time suggestion with a grain of salt, they seem a little fast, but you’ll most certainly be recruited if you can achieve them. A national cut will get you in any Ivy league and multiple Junior cuts would also probably cut it. Ivy League is pretty fast. In the end, just ask the coach. If you ask him now you can prepare yourself and train doubles over summer. Having a goal in mind certainly helps. He’ll know more than anyone on this board. Here are what I think would cut it:</p>
<p>100 free 45 mid
100 breast 57 low, maybe a bit quicker (seems like your best stroke)
200 im 1:53
100 bk probably like 50, back sucks though, haha stick to breast</p>
<p>Also, check out their times on collegeswimming like the other poster mentioned. Make sure to check the conference results and the 2009-2010 top times. Good luck man. If theres one thing I regret its not doing doubles over the summer. You’ll have the time and it’ll pay off in the end.</p>
<p>Damn dude, those are HUGE reach times.
I’m definitely committed enough to this to train doubles all summer, but that would mean my times would be long course (I’m worse at LC than SC, my turns are my forte). </p>
<p>I did check out the top times on collegeswimming.com. If I am faster than the slowest person in the 2009-2010 top times, does that mean I am recruitable?</p>
<p>What are your times like? Have you received notice from any coaches yet?</p>
<p>Like I said, they’re a bit fast but I got them from the 2009-2010 top times and looked at the three fastest swimmers. In all reality, the coach probably won’t expect times like those but I’m sure he’ll want some close. You really just need to ask him. There is nothing to lose and it’ll only fuel you for summer. As for me, I slacked off during the summer and had to swim fast during the fall. I am only looking at one Ivy really and am not fast enough to be recruited but I can walk on. My times: 58 one breast 2:06 two breast 1:43 two free 47.5 one free. </p>
<p>From my experience, fill out the questionnaires early. Being one of the first seen by the coach is helpful. Be persistent, you have nothing to lose. Don’t worry about coming off annoying, the coach sees it as interest and they like seeing that. I regret giving up on a school I wanted to attend because the coach wouldn’t email me back. You only get to do this once so call them, email the assistant, just get their attention. For now man just train hard, taper can do wonders.</p>
<p>Look at the times that scored at conference championships - those are the times you will want to have to get attention.</p>
<p>I don’t know where to find swim times, and I’m just trying to check for a friend, whose D, a HS sophomore, is pretty fast:</p>
<p>100 free :54, 200 free 1:57, 500 free 5:20, 200 IM 2:17, 100 back 1:00.</p>
<p>I swam a million years ago in HS, and those times seem incredibly fast to me. Can someone give me a point of reference? Are those competitive times?</p>
<p>My son swims in High School and will swim in College so I am more familiar with the guys side but those are competitive times. The fact that she is a sophomore makes it more impressive but it depends on if she continues to develop; girls sometimes peak early I have been told. Go to Collegeswimming.com and you can find a lot of information. Good luck to you and your friend’s daughter.</p>
<p>Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me out regarding admissions differences for athletics, specifically swimming?</p>
<p>If you’re a very high priority recruit, at H,Y or P what SAT/ACT scores would you need for them to be able to get you in (assuming you have above a 3.85 GPA)? I understand that at those three the coaches don’t have “slots” like Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn and Brown do. </p>
<p>Any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>A general rule of thumb is that 700s on all sections plus 700s on the SAT IIs is fine. An ACT of 33 or 34 will probably be OK too.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
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