swimming recruiting class rankings

When the #20 recruit is 54.1/1:57.2, theres just no way to fit a 55.1/2:01.0 type into the ranks. Luke Stibrich Blue Tide Aquatics Summer Creek High School Humble, TX **Verbally committed to Texas** (Previous Rank: #18) Hes dropped nearly four full seconds in the 200 IM to sit very close to the best in the class there. For the purposes of space, we wont include every top event for these athletes, but just a few of their standouts. (Previous Rank: N/A) Am I supposed to feel bad that they were only able to sign Adam Chaney, Kieran Smith, Bobby Finke, Trey Freeman, Dillon Hillis, Will Davis and many other legit guys domestically during that time? 12. Hes got a very natural butterfly with an outstanding up-kick behind him you see his feet drive upwards with every stroke. The drops have been outstanding: from 1:46.0 to 1:43.0 in the 200 fly, from 48.4 to 46.4 in the 100 fly, and from 1:49.4 to 1:46.7 in the 200 IM. Nolan Dunkel lives in Arlington, VA not Washington, D.C. Thats what I take with 3-4 dolphin kicks and stretching out to a pretty slow pace, and Im 62. Toby Barnett Rockville Montgomery Swim Club Rockville High School Bethesda, MD**Verbally committed to Indiana** A few other factors that weigh heavily in our rankings: Of course, theres no way to predict the future, and the most concrete data we have to go on are cold, hard times. (Previous Rank: N/A) 8 of the top 10 from the Southern Zone (6 from NC and FL) and 9 from Southeast (sorry Virginia, Manassas still counts as SE). Fan gets on and off the wall really well on his turns. But Kharun is also 45.5 in the 100 fly, making him one of three swimmers in the class who already has a time that would have been invited to 2022 NCAAs. Meets See all. 50 free: 19.99. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Baylor Nelson (Previous Rank: #2) SwimMAC Carolina Community School of Davidson Charlotte, NC**Verbally committed to Texas A&M** Im preparing a class 3 against SwimSwam for not putting my son in the top 20!!! Weve got video of that swim and if its helpful to see race video against top competition, well, McCarty is one lane over from a guy who is only the best sprinter on the planet. A year ago, this class was mostly headlined by sprint freestylers and freestyle depth. Jaelan Phillips . Brendan Whitfield Lynchburg YMCA Jefferson Forest High School Forest, VA **Verbally committed to Virginia Tech** 1 | Big TenNo. 3.) 100 fly/200 fly/1650 free is an odd NCAA combo, but Kharun has plenty of ability to swim multiple events in a session. The butterfly events are definitely Gentrys strongest point right now, but this 200 IM race video gives a good look at all four of his strokes (lane 4, blue cap). As an NCAA prospect, hes got a ton of value as a sprint freestyler, but is rising even more rapidly in the backstrokes. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Theres a chance that we disagree with your assessment of their spot in the top 20, and so long as its done civilly, theres no problem with differences of opinions. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; In each of the previous four college football recruiting cycles, Alabama and Georgia finished among the top three classes, and while . Maybe most exciting for Hayon is that hes got one of those butterfly strokes that is so natural and smooth that he can breathe basically every stroke without sacrificing his body-line. Probably more influential for his NCAA scoring ceiling is a cut from 50.0 to 47.5 in the 100 fly for a great third event. Stay tuned to our recruiting channel for more additions to our yearly recruiting coverage: So without further ado, lets take a look at this class as a whole, then review our ranking methodology (please read it before you get upset about how low the top miler is ranked!) Hes a very good 100/200 freestyler who is close to the top of the class at both distances. Kaii Winkler Eagle Aquatics home-schooled Miami, FL Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team. He could easily develop in the 100 back or 100 fly, and either one would fit nicely in the NCAA format, while giving him even more relay options. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. We could easily see him add any number of third events, from the 500 free to the 200 IM to the mile. 7. With that in mind, were putting alittleless emphasis on time progressions this year at least, were trying not to knock athletes too badly for not progressing much. A three-second drop in the 200 free is one thing. Nolan Dunklel recently committed to Nc State, Bryce Rohr Distance Free (4:35/ 9:21/ 15:30). 18. Oddly enough, the backstrokers are mostly 200 specialists in the 1:44-1:46 range, with 100 speed a little harder to come by. Projecting international recruits often becomes more a discussion ofwhentheyll first join a college program and notwhichprogram theyll join. In many cases, college coaches will only begin recruiting a student-athlete once she has proved she can swim at the competitive times for the school's conference. He also dropped 26 seconds in the mile and is on the cusp of NCAA invite level there. Best Times: Heck is another great breaststroker who just has a ways to drop to get into NCAA scoring range (it took 52.2/1:53.2 just to book an invite last year). His mile is way ahead of his other events, though, and that limits the scoring upside a little. Levi Sandidge (Previous Rank: Unranked) City of Richardson Swim Team Richardson High School Richardson, TX **Verbally committed to Kentucky** Were going to see it next year with a lot of fifth-year super-seniors and deferred freshman enrollments. Sonny Wang Waterloo Swimming Westwood High School Austin, TX**Verbally committed to Harvard** Whats weird is that a lot of swimmers in this class seem to have one event well ahead of the rest. Its encouraging to see him hold a really good tempo in this 200 fly, and his underwater kicks are efficient and never really drop off. 11. Custer may have to develop a second gear to be a high-impact 500 freestyle, but hes already got the chops to be one of the NCAAs best milers from day 1. Hes got a good 200 free, too, and could have some crossover into the 800 free relay like guys like Austin Katz or Bryce Mefford have in the past. Not only does that give him the only NCAA scoring time in this entire recruiting class, it also would have put him 7th at the 2021 NCAA meet. His backstroke isnt the smoothest, but Zuchowski has really top-notch arm speed (lane 5, gold cap), and his aggressiveness into his flip turns is a pretty rare trait in a high schooler. The results reflect just how elite Kentucky basketball recruiting is at the moment. In fact, Peck is within a half-second of Diehls class-leading time in the 100 back. No, I think thats actually an advantage for California. 14. The Arizona State 200 medley relay tied Cals Pac-12 record on Wednesday to open the 2023 Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships. Best Times: Modglin is the best 200 IMer in the class, and hes got really elite versatility across all four strokes. Malicki is also solid in long course breaststroke: 1:03.1/2:20.6,including a three-second 100 breast drop since last year. WR. McMullan could legitimately develop anywhere from the 50 through the 1650. You could argue that hes the best all-around IMer in the class over Lucas, sitting about a second faster in the 200 and a second slower in the 400. Note: There were several factors that went into deciding this list. Andrew Zou Longhorn Aquatics Regents School Austin, TX **Verbally committed to Princeton** These rankings in no way mean that all of these 20 swimmers will be NCAA standouts, and they certainly dont mean that no swimmer left off this list will make big contributions at the NCAA level. Hes the fastest 200 freestyler in this class, and closing in on the 500, too. 10. VS Brewster High School. A lot of NCAA programs seem to be pretty good at developing 200 specialists, and thats one way we could see Lancaster moving over the next few years. Hes a single hundredth of a second behind Diehl for the fastest 50 free time in this entire class, and hes only two tenths out of the top 100 fly time, too. 1 pick by many on the field, Alabama also now heads into the fall once again in contention for the top-ranked recruiting class. I think one parent lives in DC so could explain the confusion. "The UVA track and field staff has assembled an impressive group of first years and transfers on both the men's and women's sides representing . With that strong of a long course 100, Winkler definitely has the ability to bring his 200-yard free down even further, though hes already among the best in the class now, if you take out Diehls extraordinary time. Go Bobcats! 2022 Football Class Rankings 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 . Verbal commitments are listed where theyve been reported. Marsteiner doesnt have a ton of speed yet, but as we noted above, 500 free times are usually a little misleading when youre looking at high school prospects we see big drops there in late high school and early college, and there arent that many high school sophomores better than 4:25. Haughey was mostly a distance freestyler in our last ranks, but a 3.3-second drop down to 1:43.8 in the 200 back probably makes that his best event on paper. Theres a chance that we disagree with your assessment of their spot in the top 20, and so long as its done civilly, theres no problem with differences of opinions. Jan 27-28, 2023. His power/tempo combination is awesome on the first 25, but it leads to an awkwardly long wall. In this 200 fly from the same meet (lane 4, fifth from the top), his aggressive open turns really pop. Disclaimer: there are alotof high school seniors in the country, and no really good, complete, 100% accurate listing of them all. Dont say you werent warned. Hes also got enough freestyle speed (20.5/45.1/1:37.8) to have some relay upside down the line, too. He reclassified into the class of 2022, but really isnt significantly older than this group. DL. Cabrera represents Mexico internationally, but like quite of few of our top class of 2022 swimmers with international roots, he trains out of the U.S. and competes at the club and high school level within the United States. Best Times: Barnett has a really great 400 IM in most classes, it feels like a 3:47.3 would crack the top 20. What Croley doesnt have yet is that standout third event. Which three will he pick this week in Federal Way? Hes a great long course swimmer, too, with 2:03.9/4:19.9 times in the 200/400-meter IMs and a sub-2:00 200-meter fly. Year after year, though, you see far more from Texas, Ohio, Virginia, etc. Diehl is also just the fourth sophomore weve ever ranked with a sub-20 time in the 50 free, joiningAnthony Grimm (19.6), Aiden Hayes (19.7) and David Curtiss (19.7) from the class of 2021. Mentions. Hes clearly got high-end power, and is also trying to prioritize next-level details like wall timing. Demitrius Bell McGavock (Nashville, TN) 6-1 / 175. Theres also a chance that weve simply missed a no-brainer (weve taken every precaution to avoid that), and if that happens, we want to make sure we correct it. The additions of Montrell Johnson and O'Cyrus Torrence from Louisiana-Lafayette as four-star transfers also helped out the 2022 class. Become Premier. Loyola University Maryland Adds Kiernan Leary to Class of 2027. Combine him with the No . It had, and still has, an effect on the development trajectory for many of these kids. This is quite a ways from Cotters current best time, but was nearly a second drop in long course last October (lane 6, yellow cap). Division 2 swimming minimum times usually match up with the Speedo Sectional cuts. Alabama finished with the No. 15. Here is a look at Utah's 2023 recruiting class, with prospects listed alphabetically according to reporting by 247 Sports, Rivals, . The downside is that theres no Carson Foster/Luca Urlando (class of 2020) or Aidan Hayes/Anthony Grimm/Joshua Matheny (class of 2021) in this mix, at least on true name value. Malickis 200 is still in development, but he was 2:03.2 at this point last year, so hes well on his way to becoming a two-distance college breaststroker. Hes another outstanding long course swimmer in fact, his long course times (54.3/2:00.9) are even more impressive than Sergiles times pointed out above. Best Times: 50 free 19.79, 100 free 43.59, 100 fly 48.52. Ryan Branon (Previous Rank: Honorable Mention) North Baltimore Aquatic Club Loyola Blakefield High School Lutherville-Timonium, MD **Verbally committed to Texas** document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Does anyone know how tall Liam Custer is (and is he still growing?) Theres also a chance that weve simply missed a no-brainer (weve taken every precaution to avoid that), and if that happens, we want to make sure we correct it. Marshall hasnt quite seen the same trajectory in the 100, but dropped plenty of time from 47.4 to 46.7 as a junior. Two things hurt his standing in these ranks: his short course times havent dropped much since last year (46.9/1:46.3) and he doesnt yet have a great third event at the NCAA level. Im thinking about swimmers that are late to the sport, or late developing These top recruiting lists on the mens side often contain a bunch of kids that were growing full beards at age 13 and already training at an elite level. Right now, youd have to pencil him in as a 100 fly/100 back type on day 3 of NCAAs, but it does feel like the 200 IM could rise to become a good third event. The 400 IM is the really exciting one: hes got lot of room to grow from his 3:56, especially with a 4:31 on record in the long course pool. His drop in the rankings is less an indictment of his junior year as a testament to just how many other swimmers had massive time drops to move into the top 20. 18. But in this swim (lane 5, black cap), you can see some good power out of his kick and nice hand drive at the top of his stroke. Within this class, butterfly might be a nice niche for Hitchcock, too, as hes within a second of the best time in the class in both fly races. Hes 2:18 in the long course 200, which is among the best in this class. This class has gotten extremely deep with butterflyers and backstrokers. 2. Malicki had a great junior year, dropping 1.5 seconds in the 100 breast to push Fan for the top time in the class. Pretty interesting concentration and good return for Florida as I recall them being underrepresented last year. McCarty shows exactly the type of improvements we hope to project when we rank out sophomores. All rights reserved. and get into our rankings. If you dont see your favorite swimmer on the list, feel free to politely point them out in the comments. Spencer Nicholas Nashville Aquatic Club Martin Luther King High School Nashville, TN **Verbally committed to Virginia** But hes built up his speed and really transitioned into one of those 200-specialists were seeing more and more of at the college level. He would also be the best 100 freestyler in the class. Now they have the #1 male and female recruits of the class of 2023, and youre going to see it happen a lot more often. this long course 400 IM (lane 1 at the top) from early 2020 does show all four of his strokes. Best Times: Heres another fast-dropping sprinter with a lot of relay potential. There hasn't been in-person recruiting . He reminds me a bit of a souped-up version of River Wright, another former top prospect who was really good across the 100s of all four strokes. Powe has really good hand drive, and his underwater almost seem to get better as the race goes on. Sandidge is as smooth as can be with a really low breath and a robotically-consistent arm tempo. Best Times: Arioti fits in the same mold as DAriano: hes got a bunch of really interesting times without one clear standout stroke or event. The main difference is the range up to the 200 free that Harrington is still developing. 7. Still, the 50 free and 100 free by themselves can provide up to six total events at the NCAA level, so Joyce should carry plenty of recruiting value. Best Times: 200 fly 1:43.03, 100 fly 46.41, 200 IM 1:46.73, 400 IM 3:53.59, 100 back 48.66, 200 free 1:37.87. Thus, the FloSwimming crew decided to whip up a top 10 recruiting rankings list for the class of 2022. Best Times: Papanikolaou is a pure sprinter for the moment, but with 50 and 100 free times like that, plenty of college coaches will be happy to recruit him. Our team of swimming experts uses the following college swimming recruiting times guidelines to help recruits and parents understand what schools would be a good fit athletically. 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