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. Matthew Lucky (Previous Rank: Unranked) Sailfish Aquatics Concord High School Harrisburg, NC **Verbally committed to Northwestern** 1. The faces in the crowd section could highlight the random 66 sprinter that went from 24.0 to 21.0 after growing a foot in the past 12 months, or the 1:55 200 IM guy thatRead more . 18. Also, could be the camera angle, but he looks to have really good turns for a miler. Speedo Rankings; Records; Swimmer Bios; Meet Listing; Swim Jobs; . Actually, I believe Buffs 100 Fly is NOT second to Hofers. . Great breakdown on a great class. Heres kind of a cool, birds-eye angle of his lifetime-best 100 fly (lane 4, white cap). 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. 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. 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. (Previous Rank: #2) (Diehls 200 back is just three-tenths behind what Foster was as a sophomore, and Foster is the fastest sophomore weve ranked in that event). Hes also got enough freestyle speed (20.5/45.1/1:37.8) to have some relay upside down the line, too. Hes been 1:02/2:17 in long course breaststroke. As we cant reliably quantify whose current portfolio of times is most suppressed by the pandemic years, all we can do is rank based on the in-pool production weve seen. I think one parent lives in DC so could explain the confusion. Demitrius Bell McGavock (Nashville, TN) 6-1 / 175. Arizona States Leon Marchand has the fastest time in the Pac-12 this season in six different events. Leon Marchand swam a nation-leading time in the 200 free as Arizona State got their 2nd Pac-12 Conference Record of the session on Wednesday evening. But its worth noting up-front that this class has a real chance for some big upheaval as swimmers catch up from the missed pandemic years. In this 200 fly from the same meet (lane 4, fifth from the top), his aggressive open turns really pop. It's a good sophomore class for freestylers and IMers. Nick Mahabir Coronado Swim Association Team Elite San Diego, CA **Verbally committed to Cal** That said, the pandemic remains the elephant in the room when it comes to ranking these classes. Hes 2:03/4:25 in the long course IMs and 1:04/2:16 in the long course breaststroke, and a couple of big swims this summer would probably be enough to vault him right back into top 20 consideration. Add in that intriguing 200 IM and Kelly has a lot of routes to cracking the top 5 by next years ranks. As with a lot of the TAC Titans on this list, his best events arent readily available on video, but this is a decent 200 back that came very early in swimmings return from the pandemic. Best Times: 200 fly 1:44.00, 100 fly 47.61, 200 free 1:39.41. But he could also stay on the sprint train and bring his 50 free (and potentially 50 back) around for even more NCAA relay opportunities. Muhammad would probably rank in the top 10 in this class by virtue of a 1:45.9 in the 200 IM. Best Times: 50 free 19.87, 100 back 47.65, 200 back 1:46.50. NCSA analyzed over 500 four-year colleges with men's college swimming programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Men's Swimming Colleges for Student-Athletes. Almost our entire top 10 had at least one huge time drop since our last ranks, and there is some major upheaval in our list. Fan remains the best 100 breaststroker in the class, and the best two-distance breaststroker of the bunch. He also dropped about a second and a half in the 100 fly and in the 100 free, while he really hasnt seen those kind of drops in breaststroke. 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). Heres a 200 free (lane 4, fifth lane from the top) where Sergile really shows off some nice flip turns and carries his speed really well through breakouts. 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. Leon Marchand swam a nation-leading time in the 200 free as Arizona State got their 2nd Pac-12 Conference Record of the session on Wednesday evening. That 1650 free is just tenths off of NCAA scoring level, which merits inclusion in our top 20. But thats an argument for a different day.). Heres kind of a cool, birds-eye angle of his lifetime-best 100 fly (lane 4, white cap). He may project best as one of these 200-specialists were starting to see rise around the NCAA guys who dont specialize in one stroke so much as one distance. Hes cut about a second in the 100 and about two in the 200, plus a solid half-second drop in the 200 IM to give him three good college events. Ben Irwin SwimAtlanta Buford High School Buford, GA**Verbally committed to Navy** 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. Best Times: Now the list swings back a little bit towards versatility with Maldari, a great backstroker/IMer out of North Carolina. Best Times: DenBrok is really great through the 200 and 500 free distances, and the real question is probably whether hell swim upwards towards the mile or downwards towards the sprints (where hes 45.3 in the 100 free). 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. Best Times: Barnett has a really great 400 IM in most classes, it feels like a 3:47.3 would crack the top 20. College football's 2023 recruiting cycle has all but come to an end after February's national signing day. The 200 breast will probably wind up being his third event, though Barnett is also a good backstroker with a 1:45.6 in the 200. The mile would make a nice third event, and DAriano isnt far out of the best time in the class in that race. At least I hope they get their moments to swim to their full potential! 19. Dawson Joyce (Previous Rank: Honorable Mention) Seminole Aquatics Seminole High School Sanford, FL **Verbally committed to Florida** 2023 Swim Swam Partners, LLC. For the purposes of space, we wont include every top event for these athletes, but just a few of their standouts. Gentry uses his legs well in all strokes, but especially in fly and free. Verbal commitments are listed where theyve been reported. With that out of the way, lets get to our rankings. 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!) Zuchowski has firmly taken over as the fastest backstroke in this class, keyed by a massive drop from 1:45.4 to 1:41.6 in the 200 back. (This type of comment is awesome, by the way the most fun part of these ranks is the discussion they generate, especially when everyone can share different viewpoints without being angry or offended.). The higher end D2 programs stress Futures Championship times. Into specifics: this is a great group of IMers, just like it is on the girls side. I would be curious on your evaluation of a Class of 23 student at the Baylor School named Josean Massucco a distance and fly swimmer whose times are close to those in your Top 20 and Hon. I see him as a top 50 recruit, but I may be biased. Best Times: Yet another candidate to eventually be the best breaststroker out of this class. 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. WCCA Swimming & Diving Champio Jan. 27, 2023; BUHS VS PLUM VS ACHS Jan. 16, 2023; KA-Burrell . Best Times: An honorable mention candidate last time around, Hudson has made massive strides in sprint freestyle to crack our top 10. Long course is another great boost Sergile has been 2:00.9 and 55.4 in the long course butterfly, which is outstanding. Sergile looked more like a distance swimmer in our rankings last year. 3.) He leads everyone in the 200 breast by quite a ways, which shows a lot of toughness and experience. 15. Headed by a big-name, versatile sprinter (then:Ryan Hoffer; now:Scotty Buff), both classes are thick with fast-developing fly and back talent. A lot of top womens swimmers break out in their teens, and we pretty regularly see U.S. senior national teamers atop our lists of sophomore NCAA prospects on the girls side. Interesting that there is only one swimmer from CALIFORNIA and the western United States. Your home for results, rankings, data and all things swimming. We get a good angle on his explosive start, and you get a good sense of Joyces power, even as he works to clean up his breakout a little. For men's college swimming, recruiting contact officially starts on June 15 after sophomore year. Best Times: 1650 free 14:37.86, 1000 free 8:51.37, 500 free 4:18.49, 400 IM 3:48.41, 200 IM 1:47.41, 200 free 1:36.22, 200 back 1:45.91, 200 fly 1:47.04. This is only the fourth class since we started ranking sophomore groups, but this class of 2023 shows the biggest jump weve seen a class make from sophomore to junior ranks as a whole, boys or girls. Norris is part of a trio in the 500 (Custer, Cotter, Norris) who are pretty solidly faster than the rest of the class at this point. His backstroke times are reminiscent of someone like Destin Lasco, who was 45.9/1:41.7 as a high school junior before really breaking out at the college level. Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team. They have a late season short course yards opportunity to post great times. (Previous Rank: #5) Interesting observation. Best Times: 200 back 1:42.39, 100 back 47.07, 200 free 1:37.76. But after Mullen went 4:25 in the long course 400 IM last summer, hes definitely become a name to watch and a perfect fit as an honorable mention here. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. We profiled Filipovic as more of a sprint freestyler last time around, but his time drops have come in butterfly over his junior year. He is currently in his room crying about this and frankly so am I. DL. Custer doesnt quite come down to the 500 the way eventual NCAA champ Magahey did (Magahey was 4:14 as a junior), but Custer is still the best 500 freestyle in this class by a sizable margin, and hes only about two seconds out of NCAA invite level there. This isnt an exhaustive list of others we considered, but the top few left off the list who made the decisions on 18-20verydifficult. Hes completely lived up to that mission, dropping 2.4 seconds in his 200 free while also seeing big drops in his shorter races. He was 49.8 in the 100 fly and 1:51.2 in the 200 fly as of last year, but surges into our top 20 after a seven-second drop in that 200 and a 1.6-second drop in that 100. According to the Los Angeles Times, in addition to football, Stanley competes . 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. Filipovic has a ton of power, but he also looks like a guy still dialing in all the details of the short-axis butterfly. According to NCAA research, the majority of initial recruiting contact from coaches happens during the student-athlete's junior year, and most verbal commitments take place during junior or senior year. Florida is doing things that are unprecedented in the modern era of American swimming, like sweepingRead more , Ohio with 4 recruits in the top 10 is so epic, Jared Anderson swam for nearly twenty years. Heres that long course 100 (lane 8, all the way at the bottom in the black cap). Hes also interesting enough in sprint free (20.7/45.8/1:39.4) that he could develop into a relay guy down the road. If theres a weak spot in the class, its probably pure IMers. Phoenix Mercury. (Sept. 14)- Mary Frances Wagley '47 Head Coach Meg Sisson French and associate head coach/recruiting coordinator James Sica are pleased to announce the incoming class of 2025 for the MIT Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams. Theres a little bit of a gallop to his stroke, but in a good way Cabrera doesnt have the wasted up-and-down motion that can make the galloping strokes sometimes less efficient. Heres a look back at our historic recruiting class rankings, plus our retrospectives of those classes after four NCAA seasons: document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Braden, do you rank the recruiting classes for NCAA each year? 8. The 100 fly could also turn into a nice third event. Hes a long ways from having a good third event, but hes so good in his primary two races that it might not matter much, at least from an individual NCAA scoring point of view. Best Times: Croley is a great sprinter, and if you tend to value an athletes top event or two more highly, youd probably have a good argument to get him as high as #6. 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