According to the Los Angeles Times, in addition to football, Stanley competes . But there arent a lot of true two-distance IMers in our ranked recruits. This group is also a bit thin in distance freestyle and in breaststroke, though weve got a few really solid talents near the top. Its that time of year again where we at SwimSwam rank out the top 20 high school swimming prospects in the upcoming NCAA recruiting class. But thats an argument for a different day.). Long course is another great boost Sergile has been 2:00.9 and 55.4 in the long course butterfly, which is outstanding. 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. Los Angeles in 1984 was the first Olympic games at which only two swimmers per country, per event, were permitted; previously, three swimmers were allowed and many countries would sweep the medal stand. If you dont see your favorite swimmer on the list, feel free to politely point them out in the comments. Scroll down to take a look at the nation's top 25 recruiting classes for the 2021 cycle as of Feb. 25, according to the 247Sports Composite. He has dropped those massively, with the biggest surprise probably being that 7.4-second drop in the 200 free. State/Region Latest Swim Meet SCY Swimmers LCM Swimmers; Alabama-Florida-Tennesee: 2023 FL Spring Area 2 Championships (2/25/2023) 17133: 932: Alaska: 2023 AK Age Group Championships (2/17/2023) Arizona States Leon Marchand has the fastest time in the Pac-12 this season in six different events. He really back-halfs the race with great closing speed. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! 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. Do better! Breaststroke is the odd stroke out. A year ago, this class was mostly headlined by sprint freestylers and freestyle depth. That said. Unlike the last few swimmers in our ranks, DAriano really needs one of his events to pop to move up by next year. Powe has really good hand drive, and his underwater almost seem to get better as the race goes on. One thing Ledford really has going for him is long course production: hes been 53.0/2:00.9 in the long course butterflys, which is really impressive. 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. Sebastien Sergile (Previous Rank: #13) SwimAtlanta Centennial High School Alpharetta, GA **Verbally committed to Virginia** 2023 Swim Swam Partners, LLC. Best Times: Barnett has a really great 400 IM in most classes, it feels like a 3:47.3 would crack the top 20. That type of multi-stroke range makes you think Modglin should develop into an incredible college IMer, as we tend to see recruits make their biggest drops in the IM races. 1:56.01. Projecting international recruits often becomes more a discussion ofwhentheyll first join a college program and notwhichprogram theyll join. His power/tempo combination is awesome on the first 25, but it leads to an awkwardly long wall. Your home for results, rankings, data and all things swimming. He dropped more than six seconds in the 200 back and is on the cusp of NCAA invite level (it took 1:41.8 in 2021). What Croley doesnt have yet is that standout third event. He goes a 17.61 in the 50 and a 39.89 in the 100 and hes a great student, a boy scout, and improving rapidly. Hes dropped nearly four full seconds in the 200 IM to sit very close to the best in the class there. If you made me pick the top overall breaststroker in the class right now, Id probably have four names virtually tied with no great way to pick one. Ethan Harrington Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics Palo Alto High School Palo Alto, CA **Verbally committed to Princeton** Best Times: An honorable mention candidate last time around, Hudson has made massive strides in sprint freestyle to crack our top 10. Best Times: 200 back 1:42.39, 100 back 47.07, 200 free 1:37.76. Heres his sub-15 mile from NCSAs this spring (lane 4, the middle of the three blue caps). Hes in lane 3, third from the top, in the white cap. The Engineers will be welcoming a total of 25 first-years to the teams this season. That is not a good statement for developmental clubs and coaches in California. this is a recent swim only a few tenths off a lifetime-best (lane 4, black cap) where Crosby is efficient enough with his catch that he doesnt have to really burn the tempo up too high. 13. In the NCAA, sprint relay weapons are a massivevalue, and Buff fits that Hoffer/Gretchen Walsh/Caeleb Dressel mold thats proven so successful in NCAA scoring. Crosby mostly improved his sprint freestyle over his high school season in Minnesota, cracking the 20-second barrier with a solid half-second drop. Baylor Nelson (Previous Rank: #2) SwimMAC Carolina Community School of Davidson Charlotte, NC**Verbally committed to Texas A&M** For example, most elite D1 women's swimming recruits can swim the 50 Freestyle as fast as 21.7 seconds, but most swimmers in the D2 and D3 divisions will clock in . 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? Best Times: Maybe the most proven combo in NCAA swimming is sprint freestyle with a top-end 100 fly mixed in. 1 cornerback . Step 5: The student-athlete makes a (non-binding) verbal . Which three will he pick this week in Federal Way? Thackston McMullan Cincinnati Marlins Saint Xavier High School Cincinnati, OH **Verbally committed to Cal** 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. Chet Holmgren's commitment to Gonzaga on Monday meant one of the strangest recruiting cycles in college basketball history is one step closer to finishing. Recent recruiting classes suffered through some extremely reduced practice hours for 15+ months due to pandemic restrictions. We focus only on American-based athletes, simply because there is so much uncertainty with international recruits if theyll come to the United States, when theyll come to the States and with what graduating class they should be ranked. 11. Like Buff, Kharun is one of the top 100 flyers weve ever ranked as a junior, beating out names like Luca Urlando (45.6), Aiden Hayes (46.0) and Camden Murphy (46.2). Haughey had modest drops in distance free, and does have pretty good range from the mile down to the 200 thats great for relay potential. 20.0 and 43.4 mean serious speed those would have been the best sprint free times in the class of 2023, 2022, or 2020 as sophomores. Regardless of how we wind up classifying the top swimmers, though, theres really good depth in this class in every freestyle distance: from the 50 up through the 1650. 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. WR. All rights reserved. Oddly enough, the backstrokers are mostly 200 specialists in the 1:44-1:46 range, with 100 speed a little harder to come by. Im preparing a class 3 against SwimSwam for not putting my son in the top 20!!! Swimming might be sick of him, though. After dropping more than four seconds in the 200 back, Mueller sits near the top of the class there, and hes got solid 100 back speed, too. Best Times: Another former honorable mention moving up. Could this be reflective of some demographic difference between California and other states? For the purposes of space, we wont include every top event for these athletes, but just a few of their standouts. (Previous Rank: #5) Michael Mullen Gator Swim Club Homeschooled Jacksonville, FL **Verbally committed to Florida** (Previous Rank: N/A) 9.. Texas A&M was the big winner on the first day of . Evangel Christian School (NY) Hoosac School AA (NA) Our Saviour Lutheran Regnl (NY) Putnam Science Elite (CT) Redemption Christian AA (NY) Springfield Commonwealth Black. 12. Hes definitely better at the 100s of fly, breast and free at the moment, but that 200 IM time suggests hes got the endurance to excel in the 200s of any stroke. Hes 2:18 in the long course 200, which is among the best in this class. Hes the fastest 200 freestyler in this class, and closing in on the 500, too. We focus only on American-based athletes, simply because there is so much uncertainty with international recruits if theyll come to the United States, when theyll come to the States and with what graduating class they should be ranked. Rex Maurer Rose Bowl Aquatics Loyola High School Pasadena, CA **Verbally committed to Stanford** Koebel will arrive on campus this fall with times already fast enough to lead the Rams last season in the distance events. Powe was 48.9 and1:48.4in the backstrokes as of our rankings last year. FTC Disclaimer | Terms of Use & Privacy Policy 11. Add in that intriguing 200 IM and Kelly has a lot of routes to cracking the top 5 by next years ranks. 16 by SwimSwam, in its annual NCAA recruiting class rankings. 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. With that out of the way, lets get to our rankings. Yet another guy who has had a meteoric senior rise, Gentry moves from our honorable mentions into our top five. 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. Ryan Branon (Previous Rank: Honorable Mention) North Baltimore Aquatic Club Loyola Blakefield High School Lutherville-Timonium, MD **Verbally committed to Texas** He didnt swim the mile in that meet, so wed expect him to see a big improvement from his current personal best (set in December of 2021) when he swims it again. 6. One year ago, he wasnt even close to the top 20 with freestyle times of 20.8/47.4/1:44.1. **The 1000 free isnt an event at the Division I NCAA Championships, but is swum instead of the 1650 in many Division I dual meets and is part of the NCAA program in Division II. 6. 8. Crosby also had a great sprint backstroke, where he matched his 47.6 lifetime-best this year. 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. Into specifics: this is a great group of IMers, just like it is on the girls side. He was 3:53.8 in the 400 IM as of last years rankings and has cut nearly six full seconds. We focus only on American-based athletes, simply because there is so much uncertainty with international recruits if theyll come to the United States, when theyll come to the States and with what graduating class they should be ranked. 16. Best Times: Zou has an argument to be the best breaststroker in the class right now. Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team. A Southern Illinois freshman has stamped his ticket to the NCAA Championships, the teams first qualifier for nationals since 2005. Best Times: As a pure two-distance backstroker, Peck is second in this class to only Diehl. He would also be the best 100 freestyler in the class. (Previous Rank: #1) Youre seeing that right. Best Times: 200 free 1:35.60, 100 free 43.91, 50 free 20.28, 100 fly 48.77. 4. But Jones also has great distance free prowess and some really good IM times hes just two tenths away from being the top 400 IMer in the class and dropped more than four seconds since our last round of rankings. A few more reference points on that 500 free: last year's NCAA winner Paige Madden was 4:43 as a high school sophomore. Lucky is a very good all-around breaststroker, and theres probably an argument to slide him in at #20 instead of Malicki, depending on how much you want to weigh the relay implications of Malickis superior 100 vs Luckys much-better 200. You know the rankings are brutal when youre splitting hairs over which 47-second flyers and backstrokers to leave out of the top 20 and there are alotof guys with those times not in our top 20 rankings. The highlight is probably the seven-second drop in the 200 fly to lead the class. Andrew Zou Longhorn Aquatics Regents School Austin, TX **Verbally committed to Princeton** The butterflyers are the exact opposite, with tons of 47-point speed but not a lot of strong 200s to match. Cotter doesnt have an elite start or underwater yet, but what immediately jumps off the screen is his awesome flutter kick. Heres that long course 100 (lane 8, all the way at the bottom in the black cap). According to the updated rankings from 247 Sports on the morning after the first day of the early signing period, Penn State has the No. 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() ); Was just nerding out and noticed the top time in class of 2024 is faster than class of 2023 in 100 free, 200 free, and 400 IM. Best Times: If youre looking for a pure sprint butterflyer, Swearingen is the guy you want. (Of course, swimming opportunity hasalwaysbeen inherently uneven its just being talked about more now because those who have always had opportunities aplenty are just now experiencing what its like to struggle for pool access and competition opportunities. Its sacrilege in swimming to make Michael Phelps comparisons, so we wont. 15. Home; . 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. Disclaimer: there are alotof high school seniors in the country, and no really good, complete, 100% accurate listing of them all. If theres a weak spot in the class, its probably pure IMers. He doesnt have much in the way of versatility yet, though. Nelson is clearly taking over as the top swimmer in the class, now leading all 2022 grads in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and even 200 breast. 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. Best Times: 400 IM 3:48.84, 200 IM 1:47.23, 200 breast 1:58.17, 100 breast 55.43, 200 back 1:46.56, 100 back 49.74. Haughey has quite a few interesting long course events, too, including 2:09/4:24 speed in the 200/400 IMs. Hes also improving as a 200 guy after cutting five seconds. Hes also been 55.4 in the long course 100 fly, which is faster than a lot of the flyers ranked ahead of him. Alabama holds 12 members of the ranking in the 27-man class as of Wednesday evening. 19. Hes got the 100 fly developing as a decent third event, though hes still got some work to do there to get into NCAA scoring range. Evan Croley Streamline Aquatics Clark High School San Antonio, TX 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. Dean Jones Magnolia Aquatic Club home-schooled Magnolia, TX **Verbally committed to Navy** Tristan DenBrok SwimAtlanta North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, GA **Verbally committed to Georgia** Hes just a tenth off the best in the class there. 1 | Big TenNo. (Previous Rank: N/A) Joshua Chen Ames Cyclone Aquatic Club Ames Senior High School Ames, IA **Verbally committed to Harvard** It's pretty rare . 6. Established on 24 September 2007 by Decision No. 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? Its pretty rare to find a 45-second backstroker with 47-second fly speed and 43-second freestyle talent combined with a 54.0 in the 100 breast. 17. 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. Mullens best short course yards 400 IM is from 2019, so it feels like theres a chance a big drop is coming. 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. Best Times: It feels like we might see Winkler and Diehl battling for three years over who is the best pure sprint freestyler in the class. Best Times: 100 fly 47.21, 200 fly 1:45.82, 50 free 20.00, 100 free 44.30, 200 IM 1:48.04, 100 back 48.36. 11. Eva Merrell might be UGA's No. "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 . Malicki is also solid in long course breaststroke: 1:03.1/2:20.6,including a three-second 100 breast drop since last year. With his speed around the 100s, youd think hed be faster than 1:53 in the 200 IM, and hes definitely got the potential to develop there. David Schmitt Evolution Racing Club San Juan Hills High School San Juan Capistrano, CA **Verbally committed to Harvard** He could very easily wind up the best 400 IMer in the class and has some great long course production in breaststroke (1:03/2:16) and IM (2:05/4:31) to back up his short course times. 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. Branon doesnt have nearly the versatility of Sergile, but is pretty decent in the relay-distance freestyles (20.9/45.3/1:39.4) and is rising fast in butterfly. Ohio State Buckeyes. 16. VS Brewster High School. 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!) Wang was 20.2/44.2 at this time last year, and moves up a spot in the ranks after seeing solid drops in both of those two events. Distance swimmers were the standouts in our last ranks, and that remains a strength. The results reflect just how elite Kentucky basketball recruiting is at the moment. A list of the top 2023 Football teams in order of recruiting rankings solely based off of the On3 Consensus Best Times: 50 free 19.79, 100 free 43.59, 100 fly 48.52. Go Bobcats! 17. Holden Smith Race Pace Club Saint Xavier High School Louisville, KY **Verbally committed to Texas** Will Scholtz Lakeside Swim Team St. Xavier High School Prospect, KY**Verbally committed to Texas** While each individual stroke isnt terribly strong in this class, the IM group is. 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. I cant get Mullen into the top 20 based on short course production. (Hes 1:50.0 there right now). His efficiency is incredible he looks like hes taking half as many strokes as anybody else in the field even as hes steadily swimming away from everyone else. Hes also a solid 200 IM prospect and might wind up developing as a 200 backstroker or 200 flyer as his third event. Hes a half-second behind Modglin for the best 200 IM in the class, but that probably looks like his best bet as an NCAA prospect. 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. Best Times: Lancaster is a strong two-distance IMer who still probably skews more towards the 200 at this point in his career. When we started ranking sophomores, we knew going in that the girls ranks would probably be a lot more predictive than the boys. Best Times: Keep an eye on this name. (Previous Rank: #8) Gentry uses his legs well in all strokes, but especially in fly and free. Readers could nominate candidates from their area, and SwimSwam could aggregate the names and make some picks. Matthew Lucky (Previous Rank: Unranked) Sailfish Aquatics Concord High School Harrisburg, NC **Verbally committed to Northwestern** If you dont see your favorite swimmer on the list, feel free to politely point them out in the comments. 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. McMullan is also an intriguing butterflyer. A Southern Illinois freshman has stamped his ticket to the NCAA Championships, the teams first qualifier for nationals since 2005. At least I hope they get their moments to swim to their full potential! Either way, having an IMer who can drop a huge split on a 4200 free relay is a luxury any college coach will take in a heartbeat. I think there will be some breakout swims from mid major college athletes who weathered the pandemic in California. This class has the misfortune of following a couple of really star-studded classes into the NCAA. Last year, we noted that improvement curve was the best argument for Nelson as the classs #1 and he just hasnt stopped dropping time. Itll just take more experience to really blend those two things and when he does, Filipovic is going well under 47. 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. For a team thats good in those middle-distance type races, Enoch will be an excellent fit, with potential to one day contribute to a 4200 free relay. That might suggest more distance drops are coming. Matt Marsteiner New Wave Swim Team Leesville Road High School Raleigh, NC **Verbally committed to NC State** An even bigger drop, though, came in the 200 fly: from 1:50 to 1:42.9. First and foremost, we valued depth above all else the number of top recruits a school has committed. Best Times: Hitchcock is the classs best 200 IMer, and hes knocking on the door of the class lead in three other events. The depth is definitely still the case, though the flyers and backstrokers have mostly overtaken the sprint freestylers as the most notable group in this class. 1. (McCarty is lane 6, one below Caeleb Dressel). 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