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Swimming Recruiting Guidelines

   

High D1 

Low D1 

High D2 

Low D2 

D3 

50 Free 

<21.4 

<22.0 

<22.0 

<23.5 

<24.0 

 

<24.0 

<25.0 

<25.5 

<26.5 

<28.0 

500 Free 

<4:35.0 

<4:45.0 

<4:50.0 

<5:00.0 

<5:05 

 

<5:00.0 

<5:06.0 

<5:10.0 

<5:18.0 

<5:32 

100 Back 

<52.0 

<55.0 

<55.0 

<57.0 

<59.0 

 

<57.0 

<1:00.0 

<1:00.5 

<1:02.0 

<1:06 

100 Breast 

<57.0 

<1:01.0 

<1:01.0 

<1:04.0 

<1:06 

 

<1:08.0 

<1:12.0 

<1:13.0 

<1:15.0 

<1:17 

100 Fly 

<51.0 

<54.0 

<56.0 

<57.0 

<59.0 

 

<55.0 

<59.0 

<1:00.0 

<1:02.0 

<1:07 

200 IM 

<1:55.0 

<2:01.0 

<2:02.0 

<2:05.0 

<2:08 

 

<2:02.0 

<2:10.0 

<2:11.0 

<2:16.0 

<2:24 

   

Men should be 6'+ 

 

Men 6'+ 

   
   

Women should be 5'9"+ 

 

Women 5'8"+ 

   

Preferred Grades for All Divisions:
3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
(No scores needed for underclassmen) 

In order to compile these Recruiting Guidelines, NCSA tracked hundreds of former NCSA student-athletes who have gone on to compete at the collegiate level, polled college coaches across the nation, and analyzed college rosters at all levels of competition. 

 

Swimming by the Numbers

 

 

Schools Offering Swimming

Varsity 

Men 

Women 

NCAA Division I 

139 

193 

NCAA Division II 

56 

72 

NCAA Division III 

197 

242 

NAIA 

21 

28 

Junior College 

17 

18 

Total 

484 

499 

Athletic Scholarship Opportunities

Division I per school 

9.9 

14 

Division II per school 

8.1 

8.1 

NAIA 

8 

8 

NJCAA (*varies per school) 

15 

15 

Student-Athlete Participation

NCAA Division I 

3,670 

5,155 

NCAA Division II 

1,080 

1,392 

NCAA Division III 

3,632 

4,691 

NAIA 

420 

560 

Junior College 

340 

360 

High School 

111,896 

147,197 

Note: Division III schools offer merit, academic, and need-based scholarships.