<p>If you're in the top eight for more than one event in a small state in a very competetive swimming area, would that be indicative of potential recruitment at a D3 school?</p>
<p>I suggest you check the times of swimmers at the schools you are considering, and see if your times are competitive. For runners and swimmers and golfers, your numbers matter, not the numbers of others around you in high school!</p>
<p>Hate to give you the “it depends” answer BUT… it depends!!</p>
<p>There are highly competitive D3 schools where you would need Junior National Cuts to even be considered as a recruit. Kenyon, Denison, Emory would be a few in this category.</p>
<p>There are other D3 school where a Junior National Cut would make you the best swimmer on the team.</p>
<p>If you would like to post your times and the schools you are considering perhaps I and others here can comment more.</p>
<p>A Google search should give you lots of answers!</p>
<p>Agree with swpdad. It all depends on the schools you are interested in. Look at the conference championships of the various schools. If your times are in the A final, then those schools in that conference would most likely be extremely interested. If you have B final times, then certain schools in that conference would be interested. It also depends on the wants and needs of the coaches that particular season. Where are they weak/strong/losing swimmers. These factors all play a role. </p>
<p>In swimming as stated above, it is ALL about your times!</p>
<p>Send in recruiting questionaires to any and all schools you are interested and see what happens. Good luck.</p>
<p>hey raiderade! I’m interested in swimming D3 in college too! PM me and we can talk about it, I know a bit about Recruiting and the teams.</p>
<p>Go to the online swim team rosters at your prospective schools. Compare your times to the current best swimmers in your events. Check which class level they are (coaches will need young swimmers to replace their graduating seniors). All this data will indicate whether your times would qualify you for the team.</p>
<p>Broad rule of thumb: if you have Sectional cuts, most D-3 schools and some less competitive D-1 schools – known as Mid Major D-1 schools (Boston College, Providence, Villanova,Fordham, to name some) should be interested.</p>
<p>If you are looking for D-1 or Ivies, junior cuts are needed.</p>
<p>If you can show you are still dropping times and expect to keep dropping in colelge, that will also help you.</p>
<p>A lot of kids peak in high school. If you are still dropping time senior year, you can use that to market yourself to coach. Boys are more likely to drop time in college.</p>
<p>Check the swim team websites and
Check out [CollegeSwimming.com</a>, Swimming, NCAA, News, Meet Results, Schedule, Top Times, Team Rankings, Recruiting](<a href=“http://www.collegeswimming.com%5DCollegeSwimming.com”>http://www.collegeswimming.com)</p>
<p>Email coaches with your best times and dates and swimming awards.</p>
<p>Great answers from previous posters. My son was recruited by a large D1 (top 20) because he showed lots of interest (visit, e-mails, updated swim resume, etc.). He had Junior cuts, but so do lots of others. We think it was his pursuit of the school and fitting in with the team that clinched it. </p>
<p>What do you want to be? A big fish in a smaller pond? A medium fish in a medium pond? Or, a small fish in a big pond? It’s a personal decision. Look at the school’s web sites and see how your times mesh with theirs. That will give you an idea. Think about the conference, too. Some weren’t as appealing to my son as others. Even the smallest things (like a silly mascot) had him scratching it off the list. </p>
<p>Does your coach have a network? Ask him to make some contacts for you. I bet he’s met other coaches at various clinics, etc. It’s truly a fun process and you will end up where you are supposed to be! Listen to your heart and have fun! You don’t want it to be a ‘job’. To keep getting faster, you’ve got to truly enjoy the sport!</p>
<p>How does one get recruited for a Division I school?</p>
<p>Can you swim for a division I school and be a premed major?</p>
<p>anyone familiar with any schools in the southern region of the US?</p>
<p>What about UT Austin and Texas A&M for swimming?</p>
<p>Can you major in premed and swim for these schools, or is it swim only?</p>
<p>I know of Auburn’s reputation with Olympiads, but no knowledge of schools other than that one.</p>
<p>UT austin is one of the strongest men’s swim teams in the nation, and A&M has one of the strongest women’s teams. I’m sure they would both be extremely intense athletically, but Not impossible to juggle a pre-med schedule on. Just don’t expect to be recruited by UT or A&M unless you’re one of the best in the country. Walking on would be pretty hard too. Point in case-Cole Craigin. Recently graduated senior, broke the national record in the men’s shortcourse 100 backstroke, 46.75. Where was he recruited and attending next year? UT. Texas is some of the best of the best for swimming, so know what you;re getting into.</p>
<p>say im a swimming with times a couple seconds short of a sectional cut in about 4-5 events, where would that put me for colleges?</p>
<p>A friend of mine’s student was “done”–ie recruited/verballed by the early spring of jr yr…</p>
<p>The family and student had done the research fo times, schools, programs and did lots of unofficial visits to check out programs…back in soph yr and early jr yr</p>
<p>from what they have said–times - winning at top levels – get great looks…and emailing and keeping coahces informed of times/wins is important.</p>
<p>In this case the student got nearly a full ride to a flagship - for 5 yrs - since they are in the pool 6 hrs a day and cannot carry full schedules. This student is shooting for the Olympics and chose the schoolo based on what the coahces are doing/can do.</p>
<p>I don’t see how you could possibly be pre-med at a D1…Saying that, a friend of mine’s D is D1 LAX and premed-but she is a driven person who has no social life…</p>
<p>^^oldbates, there are a fair number of premed athletes at the Ivies. Maybe people don’t consider that to be “real” DI. I don’t know if the practice and comp schedules are comparable to other DI’s. They seem to compete well in DI in some sports, but not all. My only data point seems to have a pretty good social life along with the studying and training…</p>
<p>That’s been our experience as well, Riverrunner - several of our S’s teammates at an Ivy are premed and among the seniors several have been admitted to med school now. I’m sure they work hard, but they also seem to have time for fun! Maybe it varies by sport, but they’re all 3 season athletes so the athletic commitment is pretty high.</p>
<p>Riverrunner-
I agree
Visiting a particular school–I was happily suprised to hear the student-athlletes discussing classwork–whether it be middle east issues or an upcoming french test. The kids seemed pretty balanced…academically, socially and I saw first hand their athletic ability. all good!</p>
<p>njcentconf has it right: objective measures to determine where the swimmer could best “fit.” However, there are a number of other variables to determine where the swimmer could be most content/ proper- which also helps to answer the “could the swimmer major in premed” question: not all swimmers are cut out for pre-med and not all swimmers require the same resources for prospering. Some swimmers do best coming into the program at the top, while others would rather climb up the ladder. Depends on the swimmer. Consider the swimmer’s comfort level with the team’s and conference’s level of competitiveness, whether the swimmer would likely get to final at the conference championships, facilities, how the swimmer fits into both the school’s and the team’s “culture,” general environment of the school and the town in which it is located, etc. Too many swimmers and coaches shop for colleges by “brandname” and “a romantic perception” rather than through a reality- based approach. I coached a swimmer who had always dreamed of swimming for Notre Dame, but who also was very close to her family/ siblings and enjoyed warm weather. Had she followed her dream she would have been miserable. When we logically reviewed and answered all considerations, she ended up choosing a small liberal arts college in the southeast and flourished.</p>
<p>Swimjim, I wish there were more coaches out there that were reality based! Parents and swimmers generally have very little factual information about the recruiting process. They all seem to think they are going to get a full ride to a top swimming school! I do believe that there is a place for nearly every swimmer who wants to continue their sport in college, but the reality is there are very few dollars to go around. If club/high school coaches were more honest with their athletes and parents, maybe more of them would go into the recruiting process with a more reality based approach.</p>