But thats one of those big-league traits that lead us to believe Hayon could grow into an elite 200 flyer with time. 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. The short course season end at a different time for different states. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! Lucky is also dropping very fast, from 56.2/2:01.1 as of last year. Swimming might be sick of him, though. . 15:10 is only about 15 seconds from what it took to earn an NCAA invite this year, and milers can definitely drop time in big chunks. 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. Hes just a tenth off the best in the class there. Koebel will arrive on campus this fall with times already fast enough to lead the Rams last season in the distance events. 1 cornerback in the country: Cormani McClain. Each of these athletes is still an extremely high-level recruit: Feeling nostalgic? Hes the best 400 IMer and 500 freestyler in the class but his most impressive event might not be either of those two. Crosby mostly improved his sprint freestyle over his high school season in Minnesota, cracking the 20-second barrier with a solid half-second drop. Our team of swimming experts uses the following college swimming recruiting times guidelines to help recruits and parents understand what schools would be a good fit athletically. Bert Najera Mission Viejo Nadadores Santa Margarita Catholic High School Rancho Santa Margarita, CA **Verbally committed to Cal** Heres his sub-15 mile from NCSAs this spring (lane 4, the middle of the three blue caps). Unlike the last few swimmers in our ranks, DAriano really needs one of his events to pop to move up by next year. The results reflect just how elite Kentucky basketball recruiting is at the moment. Itd make the most sense for him to stick with speed and keep honing the 100 fly, but hes also close to the 1:40-barrier in the 200 free and could up his relay value there. 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. 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. We provide you four massive print issues designed to sit on your coffee table like a piece of artwork. Paring the list down to 20 always feels like pulling teeth. Verbal commitments are listed where theyve been reported. This class has the markings of a Jack Bauerle team versatility and mid-D specialists who are capable of swimming down to the 50/100 for relay purposes. 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. Not much underwater kicking and up past the flags quick. 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). He really back-halfs the race with great closing speed. Hes got a really smooth backstroke, and its no surprise hes gotten four seconds faster in the 10 months since this swim. Branons 200 fly is among the best in the class, and sits only about half a second off of 2021 NCAA invite level. Your home for results, rankings, data and all things swimming. Do you consider that in the ranking when looking at the best time? 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. Backstroke is strong at the top, but equally thin as you move down the ranks. 16 by SwimSwam, in its annual NCAA recruiting class rankings. 1:56.01. Theres plenty of versatility, and a fair number of swimmers who are still hard to classify into one specific event discipline. 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. A year ago, this class was mostly headlined by sprint freestylers and freestyle depth. 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. Probably more influential for his NCAA scoring ceiling is a cut from 50.0 to 47.5 in the 100 fly for a great third event. If his backstroke keeps rising, he could definitely build out a good 200 to go along with his 100. 16. No, I just find it interesting when a top recruit isnt from Texas or Cal. When the #20 recruit is 54.1/1:57.2, theres just no way to fit a 55.1/2:01.0 type into the ranks. Which three will he pick this week in Federal Way? The COVID-19 pandemic has had a little bit of a shuffling effect on the way we think of academic years. As college recruiting has reached earlier and earlier into high school classes, were continually expanding our recruiting ranks and coverage. (Previous Rank: #6) One year ago, he wasnt even close to the top 20 with freestyle times of 20.8/47.4/1:44.1. 13. He leads everyone in the 200 breast by quite a ways, which shows a lot of toughness and experience. 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. Muhammad has really nice versatility and his best event of all might be a 2:02 in the long course 200 IM. The 100 fly could also turn into a nice third event. Overall, though, the NCAA is going to value those IMs really, really highly. Marcus Papanikolaou Unattached Central Bucks East High School Doylestown, PA 1-ranked recruiting class for the eighth time since Nick . 10. 8 of the top 10 from the Southern Zone (6 from NC and FL) and 9 from Southeast (sorry Virginia, Manassas still counts as SE). Marsteiner doesnt have a ton of speed yet, but as we noted above, 500 free times are usually a little misleading when youre looking at high school prospects we see big drops there in late high school and early college, and there arent that many high school sophomores better than 4:25. 20. Best Times: 200 free 1:34.35, 500 free 4:19.93, 100 free 43.70, 50 free 20.19, 200 IM 1:46.52, 400 IM 3:53.18, 1000 free 9:26.32, 1650 free 15:28.50. This group is also a bit thin in distance freestyle and in breaststroke, though weve got a few really solid talents near the top. Into specifics: this is a great group of IMers, just like it is on the girls side. The main difference is the range up to the 200 free that Harrington is still developing. Serena, Griner honored at NAACP Image Awards. I would like to thank my family, coaches, and friends/teammates for helping me through this process. 9. 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. Heres his lifetime-best long course 50 free (lane 8, bottom of the screen). Distance swimmers were the standouts in our last ranks, and that remains a strength. 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 . No, I think thats actually an advantage for California. 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. 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. 3. Best Times:200 back 1:43.86,1650 free 15:18.49, 1000 free 9:05.39, 500 free 4:25.76, 200 free 1:39.01, 400 IM 3:51.61. He has dropped those massively, with the biggest surprise probably being that 7.4-second drop in the 200 free. Heres his sub-15 mile from NCSAs this spring (lane 4, the middle of the three blue caps). 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. Become Premier. That race video is just a brilliant final 30 yards or so, and you get the sense Zuchowski has more speed than he knows what to do with yet in a 100 that should make him a high-ceiling prospect and a great 100/200 backstroke at the college level. Pretty interesting concentration and good return for Florida as I recall them being underrepresented last year. Ben Irwin SwimAtlanta Buford High School Buford, GA**Verbally committed to Navy** 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. Last years group, though, morphed quite a bit as juniors and is now considered more of a fly/back class where a lot of the top-end swimmers can also sprint freestyle. For the purposes of space, we wont include every top event for these athletes, but just a few of their standouts. and get into our rankings. 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. Best Times: 100 fly 47.18, 200 fly 1:46.08, 200 IM 1:47.62, 100 back 48.91, 200 free 1:38.65, 100 free 45.11. 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. In fact, Peck is within a half-second of Diehls class-leading time in the 100 back. Maurer also has the best mile in the class, and didnt even get to swim that event in Californias high school season, where he put up a big 500 free drop. 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. He doesnt need a third event to justify this ranking, but 20.8 speed in the 50 is interesting, as is a 1:48.3 in the 200 IM. The highlight is probably the seven-second drop in the 200 fly to lead the class. Paring the list down to 20 always feels like pulling teeth. Class rank: NationalNo. That speaks well to his potential in the 200 back, where the NCSA race video isnt as readily available. 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. Best Times: 1650 free 14:57.96, 1000 free 8:59.87, 500 free 4:25.76. Eva Merrell might be UGA's No. (Previous Rank: #20) Best Times: Were getting to the point we almost always reach in sophomore ranks, where swimmers have one or two real standout events, and were left to wonder whether the rest of their times will rise to that level over the next year. Breaststroke is the odd stroke out. (Hes 1:50.0 there right now). Step 5: The student-athlete makes a (non-binding) verbal . For the purposes of space, we wont include every top event for these athletes, but just a few of their standouts. Some more names that came up in our research. 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. Best Times: 100 fly 47.21, 100 free 43.74, 50 free 20.16, 200 free 1:38.43, 100 back 48.10, 200 fly 1:47.02. 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: Modglin is the best 200 IMer in the class, and hes got really elite versatility across all four strokes. One more massive drop: from 4:22 to 4:15 in the 500 free. 100 fly: 47.41. Butterfly is very thin, and theres not a standout 46-second flyer like weve seen in three of the past four sophomore classes. Kaii Winkler Eagle Aquatics home-schooled Miami, FL All rights reserved. SwimSwam Men's swimming recruiting classes. Michael Cotter (Previous Rank: #17) TAC Titans Green Hope High School Cary, NC**Verbally committed to NC State** 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. Welcome back, Cotter the TAC Titans freestyler rises way up our ranks with a set of key time drops of his own: from 1:36.9 to 1:34.3 in the 200 free and from 4:29 to 4:19 in the 500 free. Ethan Harrington Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics Palo Alto High School Palo Alto, CA **Verbally committed to Princeton** Winkler has nice versatility into the fly and back, too, and we could see him morph into the versatile sprinter type over his late high school years. (Previous Rank: #3) He was 48.6 in the 100 fly as of last year, and just1:59.1 in the 200 fly. Lucass 1:44.5 in the 200 fly is the best sophomore time weve ranked sinceLuca Urlandoback in the class of 2020. Toby Barnett Rockville Montgomery Swim Club Rockville High School Bethesda, MD**Verbally committed to Indiana** Powe actually appears in this same NCSA video we linked for Zuchowski above (Powe is lane 3, black cap, two lanes down from Zuchowski). 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. Brendan Whitfield Lynchburg YMCA Jefferson Forest High School Forest, VA **Verbally committed to Virginia Tech** 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. Powe actually appears in this same NCSA video we linked for Zuchowski above (Powe is lane 3, black cap, two lanes down from Zuchowski). 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