Powe actually appears in this same NCSA video we linked for Zuchowski above (Powe is lane 3, black cap, two lanes down from Zuchowski). Breaststroke is its own conundrum: its a much deeper class than in back or fly, but theres absolutely no definition at the top. This video comes from a then-lifetime-best 50.0 Cabrera swam two weeks earlier. He still projects best as a 100 fly/100 free type, but cutting more than 12 seconds in the 200 fly as a junior suggests Hayon could continue to develop into a true two-distance butterflyer. Mullens best short course yards 400 IM is from 2019, so it feels like theres a chance a big drop is coming. 2022 addendum: The sport has returned to something a little more resembling normal after two years of the coronavirus pandemic. For men's college swimming, recruiting contact officially starts on June 15 after sophomore year. He leads everyone in the 200 breast by quite a ways, which shows a lot of toughness and experience. Right now, it can cause some awkward long or short walls, but that can be cleaned up with time and experience. While each individual stroke isnt terribly strong in this class, the IM group is. 14. 1y Craig Haubert. Im preparing a class 3 against SwimSwam for not putting my son in the top 20!!! Heres that long course 100 (lane 8, all the way at the bottom in the black cap). 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. 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 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. Powe was 48.9 and1:48.4in the backstrokes as of our rankings last year. 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. A Southern Illinois freshman has stamped his ticket to the NCAA Championships, the teams first qualifier for nationals since 2005. With that out of the way, lets get to our rankings. The great Katie Ledecky was 4:31.3 as . Its always difficult at this age to tell if a swimmer is truly just a better fit for long course than the NCAA yards format, or if one course is just starting to catch up to the other. Originally published 9/13. 16 by SwimSwam, in its annual NCAA recruiting class rankings. Best Times: 400 IM 3:48.08, 1650 free 15:10.03, 1000 free 9:06.79, 500 free 4:25.04, 200 breast 1:59.81. Tristan DenBrok SwimAtlanta North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, GA **Verbally committed to Georgia** "This is a group of young people that are going to do some wonderful . 18. Best Times: A year ago, it was a little harder to project where Holmes would fit as a college swimmer he had pretty intriguing times in IM, fly, free, and even breaststroke. Maybe thats the impact of the pandemic (and limited competition opportunities), and well see secondary and tertiary events rise more as these guys become seniors. Theres not a great third even yet, but hes dropping fast in the 200 back, going from 1:50 as a sophomore to 1:46.5 as a junior, and he also cut three tenths down to 45.8 in the 100 free. 13. Hes in lane 3, third from the top, in the white cap. Thats what I take with 3-4 dolphin kicks and stretching out to a pretty slow pace, and Im 62. 6. All rights reserved. Nate Germonprez Inspire Swim Team Westside High School Omaha, NE**Verbally committed to Texas** 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. McCarty shows exactly the type of improvements we hope to project when we rank out sophomores. Disclaimer: there are alotof high school seniors in the country, and no really good, complete, 100% accurate listing of them all. His power/tempo combination is awesome on the first 25, but it leads to an awkwardly long wall. He saw a huge two-second drop in the 200 and about a full-second drop in the 100 to rise from an honorable mention into our top 20. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! 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!) Boston College Secures 9th ACC Win Over Wake, 71-69. Which three will he pick this week in Federal Way? Cambridge, Mass. Malicki is also solid in long course breaststroke: 1:03.1/2:20.6,including a three-second 100 breast drop since last year. Later in that same video, we get a great look at his distinctive straight-arm freestyle (lane 5, black cap) and how much water he grabs with his arm catch. 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). 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. Each of these athletes is still an extremely high-level recruit: Feeling nostalgic? (We dont see very many high school swimmers under 4:20, especially among sophomores). Best Times: 200 breast 1:57.73, 100 breast 54.57, 200 IM 1:48.95, 100 fly 48.80. Best Times: 50 free 19.79, 100 free 43.59, 100 fly 48.52. Whitfield is flying up recruiting boards after an amazing junior year. As college recruiting has reached earlier and earlier into high school classes, were continually expanding our recruiting ranks and coverage. Best Times: Li is the fastest 100 breaststroker in the class, but hes not in any way just a pure speedster: going sub-1:58 in the 200 breast is a really nice swim as a sophomore. 3.) Then, Jared Anderson stopped swimming and started writing about swimming. Ryan Branon (Previous Rank: Honorable Mention) North Baltimore Aquatic Club Loyola Blakefield High School Lutherville-Timonium, MD **Verbally committed to Texas** 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. The milers have made major strides, and this might be the best mile class weve seen in years. Dont go to B1G Nate or any other breaststrokers. Caleb Maldari SwimMAC Carolina Charlotte, NC **Verbally committed to Florida** FTC Disclaimer | Terms of Use & Privacy Policy Best Times: Maybe the most proven combo in NCAA swimming is sprint freestyle with a top-end 100 fly mixed in. Best Times: Modglin is the best 200 IMer in the class, and hes got really elite versatility across all four strokes. 5. 100 fly/200 fly/1650 free is an odd NCAA combo, but Kharun has plenty of ability to swim multiple events in a session. His five 200s definitely stand out from the rest of his event portfolio, most notably the 200 IM and 200 free. 4. He took a gap year and will enroll with the class of 2022. While he doesnt have elite range yet, a 1:47.9 in the 200 fly is plenty at this point to suggest that Swearingen will probably be a good two-distance butterflyer by the time he hits the college level. (Previous Rank: #6) Hes also improving as a 200 guy after cutting five seconds. Best Times: 400 IM 3:45.67, 200 IM 1:44.46, 200 back 1:43.25, 100 back 47.91, 200 fly 1:46.43, 100 fly 47.50, 200 free 1:36.24, 200 breast 1:56.01. 2021 addendum: This year more than ever, were all working with only partial information. That speaks to the sprint depth of this class. Tan was our #1 overall recruit a year ago, and remains an extremely versatile and impactful talent. 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. Verbal commitments are listed where theyve been reported. But there arent a lot of true two-distance IMers in our ranked recruits. Getting under 4:20 in the 500 free is a great step as a high school junior, and Taylor dropped three seconds there since last year. this 200 IM race video gives a good look at all four of his strokes (lane 4, blue cap). Eva Merrell might be UGA's No. 14. 382 47 67. Thackston McMullan Cincinnati Marlins Saint Xavier High School Cincinnati, OH **Verbally committed to Cal** 16. (That class of 2017 produced names like Nicolas Albiero, Trenton Julian, Bryce Mefford, Daniel Carr, Austin Katz, and Camden Murphy in the fly/back events). 2. 2023 Recruit Basketball Team Rankings. why does the olympics swimming only allows for two swimmers per event but track and field allow for three which leads to a sweep please correct me if i am wrong. Best Times: Jones is a bit more of a mid-distance specialist for the moment: his 200 and 500 frees are comparable to some of the guys who made the top 20, and the 200 fly makes a very solid third event. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Will Modglin Zionsville Swim Club Zionsville Community High School Zionsville, IN**Verbally committed to Texas** 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. 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. 5 Texas and one spot ahead of No. 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. and get into our 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. As a result, it felt like the perfect time to update our top 25 recruiting classes -- with rankings just about set in stone at this point in the cycle. (Previous Rank: N/A) Y Greater Monmouth Swim Team YMCA MIDA-YMCA New Jersey Home Meets Times Records Rankings Roster Coaches Season 2021-2022 Women Name Hometown; 1 Lee, Arabella D. Y Greater Monmouth Swim Team Boys 100 Yards Freestyle 9/1/2022 to 8/31/2023 Short Course Yards (SCY) Rankings by Current Season Y Greater Monmouth Sw: 1:24. Charlie Crosby (Previous Rank: #9) Hopkins Hurricanes Swim Club Breck High School Mound, MN**Verbally committed to Texas** Actually, I believe Buffs 100 Fly is NOT second to Hofers. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Hes got great turns and a natural underwater kick. Hes a little better in the 200 and is coming off some great long course drops, too. 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. Disclaimer: there are alotof high school sophomores in the country, and no really good, complete, 100% accurate listing of them all. Northern California (East Bay Area) has one of, if not THE largest and most competitive summer league systems in the country.Read more . 200 fly from the same meet (lane 4, fifth from the top), his aggressive open turns really pop. 10. 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). The class features a total of 16 athletes including three transfers and one athlete from New Zealand. In that video, hes taking 10-11 strokes per lap. 18. | Privacy Settings | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Arizona State Gets a 2nd Pac-12 Record on Wednesday Night, in the 800 Free Relay, Arizona State Ties Pac-12 Record in 200 Medley Relay; Cal & Stanford DQed, 2023 Mens PAC-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap, Sergio Lopez Gets a Big Raise; Guaranteed Assistant Pay Pool and Operating Budgets, What Will Leon Marchand Swim at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships? 100 free: 43.67. Best Times: 100 breast 53.45, 200 breast 1:59.03. 0.8955. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! Crosby also had a great sprint backstroke, where he matched his 47.6 lifetime-best this year. Teams who recruit well (and nab a lot of swimmers) between this class and the Class of 2023 should be well-stocked with relay options for years to come. This class has the misfortune of following a couple of really star-studded classes into the NCAA. Could this be reflective of some demographic difference between California and other states? With your yearly subscription, you receive over 600 of pages of swimmings highest quality print content, and another 3000+ pages of digital issues, going back to the first issue produced. Unlike the last few swimmers in our ranks, DAriano really needs one of his events to pop to move up by next year. 16. Hes also a solid 200 IM prospect and might wind up developing as a 200 backstroker or 200 flyer as his third event. June 15th, 2022 College, High School, News. 7. 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. In fact, based on our top recruits lists since 2012, Buff is the second-fastest junior 100 flyer weve ever ranked behind only Hoffer. Best Times: LIke Maldari, Irwin is a great 200 backstroker. (From 20.4 to 19.8 in the 50 free and 44.6 to 43.6 in the 100 free). 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. Were not including them in our ranks, but we do want to quickly note them here, as their times would probably make them top-20 type recruits. Shout out to commenterswimtothemoon24, who predicted this last year. Malicki had a great junior year, dropping 1.5 seconds in the 100 breast to push Fan for the top time in the class. Speaking of 200 specialists, Stibrich could also project that way, if his 400 IM werent so good. They have a late season short course yards opportunity to post great times. breaststrokers tend to drop a lot of time at the college level, maybe based on college programs being able to specialize training groups a little better, and Scholtz is already on a massive improvement trajectory, dropping about a second in both breaststrokes and a lot more in both IMs as a junior. Best Times: Its always fun to see a swimmer come through with this kind of range. 8. 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. Heres a quick look at his improvements over the past three years in just three of his many events: 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. 3. 200 fly and 200 IM look like his best events for the moment, and it really comes down to whether he zeroes in on butterfly or brings a 200 back or 200 free into the mix. Mitchell Ledford Treasure Coast Swimming Sebastian River High School Sebastian, FL**Verbally committed to NC State** Back in May, Chen also went 1:02.8 in the long course 100, which should bode well for both his 100 and 200 in short course yards. Ryan Malicki (Previous Rank: Unranked) Carmel Swim Club Carmel High School Carmel, IN **Verbally committed to Notre Dame** Become Premier to access player rankings, expert analysis, recruiting updates, event coverage, and our exclusive College Soccer Recruiting Guide. Great breakdown on a great class. 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. He took a gap year and will enroll with the class of 2022. (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). Madison Smith (Previous Rank: N/A) - Rockville Montgomery Swim Club - Good Counsel High . Chase Mueller Foothills Swim Team Columbine High School Littleton, CO **Verbally committed to NC State** Best Times: Just looking at his 200 and 500 free times, Enoch could rank a bit higher in this class. 1 . FTC Disclaimer | Terms of Use & Privacy Policy Muhammad would probably rank in the top 10 in this class by virtue of a 1:45.9 in the 200 IM. 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 . First and foremost, we valued depth above all else the number of top recruits a school has committed. 1 cornerback . Koebel will arrive on campus this fall with times already fast enough to lead the Rams last season in the distance events. Landon DAriano Germantown Academy Aquatic Club Germantown Academy West Chester, PA **Verbally committed to Texas** Hes not far out of the top 200 IM time in the class, and is also 2:03.9 in long course meters. Best Times: Harrington could very easily join the tier of three-distance freestylers inside the back end of the top 20 above. Best Times: 1650 free 14:58.94, 1000 free 9:00.96, 500 free 4:20.64, 400 IM 3:47.23, 200 IM 1:48.37, 200 back 1:44.83, 100 back 48.67, 200 free 1:38.29. 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. Projecting international recruits often becomes more of a discussion ofwhentheyll first join a college program and notwhichprogram theyll join. **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.

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