Northern California (East Bay Area) has one of, if not THE largest and most competitive summer league systems in the country.Read more . Kellys 20.0/44.0 speed will make him a great NCAA relay prospect, and he brings just a little more 200 free endurance to the mix compared to the sprintier Battaglini. Best Times: Now the list swings back a little bit towards versatility with Maldari, a great backstroker/IMer out of North Carolina. Hes been 1:02/2:17 in long course breaststroke. Best Times: Just looking at his 200 and 500 free times, Enoch could rank a bit higher in this class. Still only 2 for TX and they dont get the same pass of being shut down like CA was. Either way, his drops from 1:49.1 to 1:45.1 in the 200 IM and from 1:59.2 to 1:55.1 in the 200 breast will likely make those two his primary events. Each of these athletes is still an extremely high-level recruit: Feeling nostalgic? He had good speed last time around (20.3 in the 50), but hadnt translated that into a comparable 100 (his best was 46.8). Interesting shift and definitely seems to bode well for the ACC with where many of the recruits are concentrating overall. This article is about the class of 2023. There hasn't been in-person recruiting . Your home for results, rankings, data and all things swimming. 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. He doesnt have much in the way of versatility yet, though. A top tier college coach once told me that he doesnt spend much time looking at swimmers from Northern Californiaonly thinks a couple of clubs in that region really do a decent job. Obviously, Buff doesnt have Hoffers unprecedented sprint free speed (19.0/41.2 as a high school junior). 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. 11. With the number of swimmers (and the largest population in the nation) in California, youd think the state would be heavily represented on these lists. Class Calculator. Jared Anderson swam for nearly twenty years. Dillingham reminds me a lot of Dillon Downing, another top-notch sprinter who developed more of a 100-presence as he got closer to graduation. Best Times: A year ago, Scholl was a two-distance sprinter who needed to develop his range a little bit. 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. The swimming portion of the 2023 Mens PAC-12 Championships kick off with the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays, with ASU the top seed in both events. Best Times: In the thick of researching for these ranks, I found that Najera had dropped from 3:55 to 3:47 in the 400 IM over his junior year and started getting excited to write the blurb for his entry in the top 20. Nearly all of his short course bests come from the same meet: Winter Juniors in December. The mile would make a nice third event, and DAriano isnt far out of the best time in the class in that race. 16m M.A. Diehl is also just the fourth sophomore we've ever ranked with a sub-20 time in the 50 free, joining Anthony Grimm (19.6), Aiden Hayes (19.7) and David Curtiss (19.7) from the class of 2021. SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Shippensburg University men's and women's swimming head coach Tim Verge has confirmed the recruitment of eight student-athletes who have each agreed to attend the university and will suit up for the Raider program when the season begins in September 2021. Hes also a solid 200 IM prospect and might wind up developing as a 200 backstroker or 200 flyer as his third event. Diehl dropped almost seven seconds in the 200 back from 1:49.4 to 1:41.9 over his sophomore year. Thats what I take with 3-4 dolphin kicks and stretching out to a pretty slow pace, and Im 62. Shout out to commenterswimtothemoon24, who predicted this last year. 17. Zuchowski is also a very solid IMer and clear versatility in all four strokes. Established on 24 September 2007 by Decision No. (Previous Rank: #20) According to the Los Angeles Times, in addition to football, Stanley competes . With that out of the way, lets get to our rankings. Readers could nominate candidates from their area, and SwimSwam could aggregate the names and make some picks. With that out of the way, lets get to our rankings. 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. Ryan Malicki (Previous Rank: Unranked) Carmel Swim Club Carmel High School Carmel, IN **Verbally committed to Notre Dame** But this 2022 group has taken a big step forward as juniors, even amid the pandemic. 20. Class. Mullens best short course yards 400 IM is from 2019, so it feels like theres a chance a big drop is coming. Great breakdown on a great class. Hes also had major long course drops, and is probably going to gain a lot of name value this summer if he can keep dropping from 50.6/1:49.6 speed in meters. Jared I enjoyed your insights and comments. Heres a look at his big drop in the 100 fly from just a few months ago (lane 5, right in the middle, dark cap). 2017 Top Football Recruits (4257) 2017 Top Football Recruits. 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. Lucca Battaglini East Carolina Aquatics Durham School of the Arts Durham, NC **Verbally committed to Cal** WCCA Swimming & Diving Champio. Ranking The 2022 Men's NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8; Ranking The 2022 Men's NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12; Ranking The 2022 Men's NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16; Ranking The 2022 Men's . Last spring, we ranked out the then-sophomore class. 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. 9. Powe actually appears in this same NCSA video we linked for Zuchowski above (Powe is lane 3, black cap, two lanes down from Zuchowski). A few more reference points on that 500 free: last year's NCAA winner Paige Madden was 4:43 as a high school sophomore. Will Hayon (Previous Rank: Unranked) Mid Wisconsin Wave Makers Sheboygan North High School Sheboygan, WI **Verbally committed to Virginia Tech** (Previous Rank: N/A) 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. SwimSwam Men's swimming recruiting classes. Rex Maurer Rose Bowl Aquatics Loyola High School Pasadena, CA **Verbally committed to Stanford** Where we saw a lot of our top girls recruits didnt see big junior-year time drops (leading to a top 10 that didnt look all that different from our sophomore ranks), the boys dropped time in droves. Crosby mostly improved his sprint freestyle over his high school season in Minnesota, cracking the 20-second barrier with a solid half-second drop. And a 3:47.2 in the 400 IM gives him a really nice set of three NCAA events that fit well together. Hes a little better in the 200 and is coming off some great long course drops, too. Hes in lane 4 and quickly separates from the field. (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.). 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. 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). Best Times: Kelly is a tick behind Battaglini in nearly all of their shared events, but his calling card is a wider range of event options. 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. A 4:13.90 as a high schooler is really reallygood. The NCAA has gotten so crazy fast in the stroke that even a 53.6/1:57.3 type like Scholtz has a long ways to go to get into NCAA scoring range. Best Men's Swimming Schools. Quintin McCarty (Previous Rank: Unranked) Pikes Peak Athletics Discovery Canyon High School Colorado Springs, CO **Verbally committed to NC State** Zhier Fan (Previous Rank: #4) Metroplex Aquatics Plano, TX **Verbally committed to Stanford** Best Times: Schmitt is on a meteoric rise as a butterflyer. The additions of Montrell Johnson and O'Cyrus Torrence from Louisiana-Lafayette as four-star transfers also helped out the 2022 class. Best Times: Modglin is the best 200 IMer in the class, and hes got really elite versatility across all four strokes. Itll just take more experience to really blend those two things and when he does, Filipovic is going well under 47. Best Times: 200 back 1:41.68, 100 back 46.86, 400 IM 3:48.49, 200 IM 1:46.66, 200 fly 1:46.62, 100 fly 48.10, 100 breast 55.81. Like Modglin, Germonprez has incredible versatility across the 100s of all four strokes. 4. Malicki had a great junior year, dropping 1.5 seconds in the 100 breast to push Fan for the top time in the class. In this class, in particular, weve got two swimmers who took gap years and/or reclassified into this class. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Projecting international recruits often becomes more a discussion ofwhentheyll first join a college program and notwhichprogram theyll join. Rankings are based on incoming times, potential upside in the class, class size, relay impact, and team needs filled. Speaking of 200 specialists, Stibrich could also project that way, if his 400 IM werent so good. You could argue that Sandidge is underrated here after all, he does have an NCAA invite time in the 1650 free, one of only six swimmers in the class (Nelson, Zuchowski, Custer, Gentry, Norris, Sandidge) with an invite time. Alabama finished with the top-ranked class . this 200 IM race video gives a good look at all four of his strokes (lane 4, blue cap). However, many college coaches actually . Race videos of Nelsons best times are hard to come by, but this long course 400 IM (lane 1 at the top) from early 2020 does show all four of his strokes. Get in depth college football recruiting class rankings, ranking trends, and more on ESPN. (Previous Rank: #5) He also has a very nice 200 free, with decent speed and endurance developing on either side of it (45.3 in the 100; 4:29 in the 500). 9. Right now, it can cause some awkward long or short walls, but that can be cleaned up with time and experience. At this point, youd probably have to project Germonprez to swim 200 IM/100 breast/200 breast in the NCAA format, but he could develop into a lot of different spots across the lineup. We just had to list 10 of them for Germonprez, who could conceivably lead this class in five or more events with a great senior year. 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). Hes also been 55.4 in the long course 100 fly, which is faster than a lot of the flyers ranked ahead of him. (Its also the reason weve got him ahead of our #15 recruit, who is very comparable in short course, but about a second slower in both long course races). 12. Originally published 9/13. Kamal Muhammad Spartans Aquatic Club Lakeside High School Atlanta, GA **Verbally committed to Virginia** 3. 5. 1 | Big TenNo. Best Times: Barnett has a really great 400 IM in most classes, it feels like a 3:47.3 would crack the top 20. His open turns are excellent, low in the water and very quick. Best Times: 200 breast 1:57.73, 100 breast 54.57, 200 IM 1:48.95, 100 fly 48.80. The higher end D2 programs stress Futures Championship times. Imagine my chagrin later on, realizing that competition for the top 20 was so fierce I might not get to even write that blurb. 382 47 67. He sticks right in with a field of outstanding breaststrokers there, and generates a lot of pulling power. Hes the best 50/100 guy in the class, having dropped from 20.1 to 19.7 in the 50 free and from 44.7 to 43.5 in the 100 free. Division 2 swimming minimum times usually match up with the Speedo Sectional cuts. Which three will he pick this week in Federal Way? Hes also got enough freestyle speed (20.5/45.1/1:37.8) to have some relay upside down the line, too. Best Times: Jones is another hyper-versatile athlete who could go a lot of different routes as a college swimmer. Heres a look at his big drop in the 100 fly from just a few months ago (lane 5, right in the middle, dark cap). 6 prospect in the class, signed with Texas A&M. Stewart gives the Aggies four five-star prospects and is the seventh top-30 prospect to sign with . (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. McMullan could legitimately develop anywhere from the 50 through the 1650. Note: There were several factors that went into deciding this list. 14. With freestyle being so strong, this class winds up a little thin on stroke specialists. 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. He doesnt have the same speed #13 Li does, but hes definitely got more endurance. All four current UK men's basketball commits in the class of 2023 rank inside the top 25 of the RSCI: Justin . (Previous Rank: #17) 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. 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. As college recruiting has reached earlier and earlier into high school classes, were continually expanding our recruiting ranks and coverage. But Buffs sprint fly and back speed (45.4 fly/45.8 back) match up extremely well with Hoffers (45.4 fly / 45.5 back as a junior). Each of these athletes is still an extremely high-level recruit: Feeling nostalgic? 200 free: 1:37.54. 2. NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student . Filipovic did make marginal 50/100 free drops this year, and his long course times had good drops from 24.1/52.6 to 23.1/51.5. 16 by SwimSwam, in its annual NCAA recruiting class rankings. A lot of his best times come from the same North Carolina Sectional as Nelson, and thats making race videos somewhat hard to come by. 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. Hes dropped nearly four full seconds in the 200 IM to sit very close to the best in the class there. His backstroke definitely looks like it could translate to the 200 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. 1 recruit, but Dakota Luther is coming off a huge summer qualifying for the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Most swimmers have a great event or two that stand out from the rest of their times, and we see a lot of shuffling in the ranks as swimmers start to develop a more well-rounded portfolio through their junior and senior years. Best Times: 1650 free 14:57.96, 1000 free 8:59.87, 500 free 4:25.76. When we started ranking sophomores, we knew going in that the girls ranks would probably be a lot more predictive than the boys. Lucky is also dropping very fast, from 56.2/2:01.1 as of last 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. 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 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. NCAA champion Brooke Forde was 4:50. 4 and Michigan makes an appearance in the top 10 at No. No, I think thats actually an advantage for California. 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. Boston College Secures 9th ACC Win Over Wake, 71-69. 1272/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (UEF) aims to become Vietnam's leading university and achieve international academic standards, based on philosophy: Quality - Efficiency - Integration. (Previous Rank: HM) A lot of the top-end talent can cross over into one or the other IM race. Our goal in these rankings is to reflect what college coaches look for in recruits, based on many years of conversations and coverage. His mile is way ahead of his other events, though, and that limits the scoring upside a little. Hes also on a big improvement curve, dropping about two seconds in the backstroke this past year and breaking 54 seconds in the long course 100 fly at this springs U.S. World Championships Trials. Hes got great turns and a natural underwater kick. It's pretty rare . Hes bringing it around in a hurry, though, cutting from 1:45 last year to 1:38.1 this year. 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