Zhier Fan (Previous Rank: #4) Metroplex Aquatics Plano, TX **Verbally committed to Stanford** Shout out to commenterswimtothemoon24, who predicted this last year. Long course is another great boost Sergile has been 2:00.9 and 55.4 in the long course butterfly, which is outstanding. Riley Van Poppel Argyle (Argyle, TX) 6-4 / 270. Hes got the top 200 back time in the class, ranking among the top recruits weve ever ranked there. Keaton Jones Swim Neptune Higley High School Gilbert, AZ**Verbally committed to Cal** Compared to previous junior classes weve ranked, Custer is almost identical to now-American record-holder Bobby Finke, who was 14:37.7 as a junior. 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. Cotter doesnt have an elite start or underwater yet, but what immediately jumps off the screen is his awesome flutter kick. 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. 16m M.A. 1 pick by many on the field, Alabama also now heads into the fall once again in contention for the top-ranked recruiting class. 20. 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. Lucass 1:44.5 in the 200 fly is the best sophomore time weve ranked sinceLuca Urlandoback in the class of 2020. Zou could also use a good third event: hes 1:50.4 in the IM right now, which is probably his best shot to develop more individual scoring potential. As college recruiting has reached earlier and earlier into high school classes, were continually expanding our recruiting ranks and coverage. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. 200 free: 1:37.54. This class has the misfortune of following a couple of really star-studded classes into the NCAA. 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. 100 fly: 47.41. His 200 free is his most impressive time for the moment, and centering on the 100/200 free would provide the most relay options within the NCAA format. A 4:13.90 as a high schooler is really reallygood. And as honorable mentions go, a fast-rising 400 IMer is an awfully good value. Year after year, though, you see far more from Texas, Ohio, Virginia, etc. Division 2 swimming minimum times usually match up with the Speedo Sectional cuts. Smith has already turned 18 this spring, but was 17 like all the above-mentioned swimmers when he hit his short course bests in the 100 fly and 200 fly. 3:48.8 in the 400 IM still carries tremendous weight, and Tan is really, really good through all four strokes. Powe was 48.9 and1:48.4in the backstrokes as of our rankings last year. Drew Hitchcock Baylor Swim Club Baylor School Chattanooga, TN **Verbally committed to Georgia** Each of these athletes is still an extremely high-level recruit: Feeling nostalgic? Best Times: 200 back 1:42.94, 100 back 47.87. 2022 Football Class Rankings 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 . SwimSwam; . (Compare that to some big names like Jake Magaheys 4:14.6, Patrick Callans 4:14.6, Drew Kiblers 4:15.3, Sean Grieshops 4:15.5 or Grant Shoults 4:15.5). Best Times: Maurer holds his #2 rank as the best distance swimmer in the class and one of only three swimmers in the class with a 2022 NCAA invite time already as a high school junior. Best Times: Its really hard to fairly evaluate breaststroke prospects. At this time last year, Kharun didnt even make our list, as his best short course production was just 48.9/1:49.6 in the butterfly races. 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. 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. Peruse the top of a given outlet's college football recruiting ranking and you'll find plenty of SEC programs at or near the top, nearly no matter the year. Another guy with an evolving event focus. Fortunately, Najera makes it as an honorable mention. Best Times: LIke Maldari, Irwin is a great 200 backstroker. Best Times: Dunkel projects as a classic versatile sprinter who could go after the 100-yard distances and carry a lot of relay value. Meets See all. Alabama finished with the top-ranked class . Best Times: If youre looking for a pure sprint butterflyer, Swearingen is the guy you want. Hes completely lived up to that mission, dropping 2.4 seconds in his 200 free while also seeing big drops in his shorter races. Chase Swearingen New Albany Aquatic Club Westerville Central High School Westerville, OH **Verbally committed to Kentucky** (Hes 4:28 in the long course 400 IM, too, which is exceptional). In NCAA swimming, depth kills. In that video, hes taking 10-11 strokes per lap. That speaks well to his potential in the 200 back, where the NCSA race video isnt as readily available. 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. 7. Then, too, Maurer might project just as well downward from the 500, as hes near the top of the class in the 200 free with pretty solid speed into the relay distances too. but we managed to find Norriss career-best in the long course 1500 free. He has very nice wide lips and nice face bone structure. Andres Dupont Cabrera (Previous Rank: Unranked) Bolles School Sharks Bolles School Jacksonville, FL **Verbally committed to Stanford** 9. 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. Rex Maurer Rose Bowl Aquatics Loyola High School Pasadena, CA **Verbally committed to Stanford** 16. 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 . Last spring, we ranked out the then-sophomore class. Best Times: Mueller is another really fast dropper in sprint free, but his backstrokes still remain his calling card. This article is about the class of 2023. 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. 0.8955. Tan was our #1 overall recruit a year ago, and remains an extremely versatile and impactful talent. Brown is a super-intriguing versatile athlete who could really wind up gearing primarily towards the IMs or towards the breaststrokes. Obviously, Buff doesnt have Hoffers unprecedented sprint free speed (19.0/41.2 as a high school junior). Best Times: 100 breast 53.36, 200 breast 1:56.99, 200 IM 1:47.76, 400 IM 3:57.15, 200 back 1:45.44. Class rank: NationalNo. (Previous Rank: #3) For the purposes of space, we wont include every top event for these athletes, but just a few of their standouts. 4. Matt Marsteiner New Wave Swim Team Leesville Road High School Raleigh, NC **Verbally committed to NC State** Nolan Dunkel lives in Arlington, VA not Washington, D.C. 13. Ilya Kharun Sandpipers of Nevada Las Vegas, NV **Verbally committed to Arizona State** Plenty of these swimmers missed potential taper meets amid the coronavirus pandemic, and its difficult to determine whose times have stagnated and which swimmers merely havent had enough chances to rest up and race in the past year. 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: Now the list swings back a little bit towards versatility with Maldari, a great backstroker/IMer out of North Carolina. Hes not far out of the top 200 IM time in the class, and is also 2:03.9 in long course meters. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 . Toby Barnett Rockville Montgomery Swim Club Rockville High School Bethesda, MD**Verbally committed to Indiana** The milers have made major strides, and this might be the best mile class weve seen in years. 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. Voepel. 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. The Arizona State 200 medley relay tied Cals Pac-12 record on Wednesday to open the 2023 Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships. Signed Letter of Intent (12) Pos Ht / Wt Rating Status Jerome Williams Osseo Senior (Osseo, MN) 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. Nolan Dunkel Arlington Aquatic Club Yorktown High School Washington, DC **Verbally committed to NC State** 1. The rankings come out after the CIF meets. McMullan could legitimately develop anywhere from the 50 through the 1650. His sprint free ability is a nice bonus, but whats really interesting is that 55.1 in the 100 breast. However, many college coaches actually . They have a late season short course yards opportunity to post great times. Diehl dropped almost seven seconds in the 200 back from 1:49.4 to 1:41.9 over his sophomore year. He leads everyone in the 200 breast by quite a ways, which shows a lot of toughness and experience. He's not sick of swimming yet. Kamal Muhammad Spartans Aquatic Club Lakeside High School Atlanta, GA **Verbally committed to Virginia** As top recruits continue to give verbal commitments earlier and earlier, were moving up our rankings to help give better context to big recruiting announcements. Beyond that, pool access for both training and competition has been very uneven based on local coronavirus restrictions. 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. Those time drops include going from 20.8 to 20.0 in the 50 free, 44.9 to a class-best 43.3 in the 100 free and 1:41 to a crazy 1:35.8 in the 200 free. 100 free: 43.67. McCarty shows exactly the type of improvements we hope to project when we rank out sophomores. Whitfield is flying up recruiting boards after an amazing junior year. 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. Best Times: 200 fly 1:44.00, 100 fly 47.61, 200 free 1:39.41. 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). Through Nov. 16, the SEC is once again lapping the field with the top two classes and nine of the top 25. Our goal in these rankings is to reflect what college coaches look for in recruits, based on many years of conversations and coverage. Thats what I take with 3-4 dolphin kicks and stretching out to a pretty slow pace, and Im 62. 1 cornerback in the country: Cormani McClain. 2023 Swim Swam Partners, LLC. I did not pay for him to go to a private school to be treated like this! Your son is in the class of 2015. The environment is great, an the coaches are amazing. 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. (We dont see very many high school swimmers under 4:20, especially among sophomores). Will Heck Bolles School Sharks Bolles School Jacksonville, FL**Verbally committed to NC State** Nick Simons (Previous Rank: Honorable Mention) Lake Oswego Swim Club Jesuit High School Lake Oswego, OR **Verbally committed to Tennessee** Your home for results, rankings, data and all things swimming. Sandidge is as smooth as can be with a really low breath and a robotically-consistent arm tempo. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! According to the Los Angeles Times, in addition to football, Stanley competes . 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. 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