Does swimming help admissions to a child's reach schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about D2?

There are that many D2 schools with great academic reputations.

I meant there are NOT many D2 schools with great academic reputations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about D2?

There are that many D2 schools with great academic reputations.

I meant there are NOT many D2 schools with great academic reputations.

My swimmer didn’t consider any D2 schools- only midmajor D1s (Bucknell, Lehigh, W&M) and D3-

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about D2?

There are that many D2 schools with great academic reputations.

I meant there are NOT many D2 schools with great academic reputations.

Ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BTDT 100% but varies significantly by school. Some schools require the student to get in on own merit with no admissions tip (e.g., MIT). But most others give admissions tip (e.g., NESCAC). My DS got positive pre-reads from LACs that he otherwise would not have gotten into where he would be entering at top of the roster. For the truly elite swimmers, they get HUGE advantage at large D1 schools. That said, Ivys you need to have a ticket to ride (so have the grades, have the SATS) but otherwise get admissions tip whereas it is lottery for non athletes.

To add more color on Ivies, you do need “ticket to ride” but that can look very different from kid to kid. IMO, you need to meet the standard on paper (grades, scores and rigor) but an elite athlete does not have to be as notable academically. I have seen lots of athletes get into Ivies who were smart kids (1500 SAT, respectable number of APs) but not cum laude, multi variable calc, highest everything etc. (which is what you would need to be even considered without an athletic resume).

[Anonymous]

Yes - swimming can give you an admissions bump. Not a big one though. Your kid has to show they are capable of keeping up at the school.

[Anonymous]

My kids swim for the Rockville rays and the coaches tell us committing to the rays 12 months a year and winning league titles looks very good for college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids swim for the Rockville rays and the coaches tell us committing to the rays 12 months a year and winning league titles looks very good for college.

That…and participating in the IMX meet. Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids swim for the Rockville rays and the coaches tell us committing to the rays 12 months a year and winning league titles looks very good for college.

The Rockville Rays are a summer team. That’s not going to get you very far. Do you mean ann MCSL title? That’s a team effort so it won’t affect an individual swimmer.

Are you talking about RMSC? Yes, an extracurricular is great but OP is talking about if your kid is recruited to swim do they have an advantage with admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids swim for the Rockville rays and the coaches tell us committing to the rays 12 months a year and winning league titles looks very good for college.

Confirmed. My kid was one of the Rays coaches and has been telling parents this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids swim for the Rockville rays and the coaches tell us committing to the rays 12 months a year and winning league titles looks very good for college.

The Rockville Rays are a summer team. That’s not going to get you very far. Do you mean ann MCSL title? That’s a team effort so it won’t affect an individual swimmer.

Are you talking about RMSC? Yes, an extracurricular is great but OP is talking about if your kid is recruited to swim do they have an advantage with admissions.

The poster you’re responding to is a weird troll with an obsession with the Rockville Rays and IMX.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids swim for the Rockville rays and the coaches tell us committing to the rays 12 months a year and winning league titles looks very good for college.

The Rockville Rays are a summer team. That’s not going to get you very far. Do you mean ann MCSL title? That’s a team effort so it won’t affect an individual swimmer.

Are you talking about RMSC? Yes, an extracurricular is great but OP is talking about if your kid is recruited to swim do they have an advantage with admissions.

The poster you’re responding to is a weird troll with an obsession with the Rockville Rays and IMX.

I think you are the weird one for getting very angry any time the Rays or IMX are brought up. People want to discuss the Rays dynasty and people want to discuss a big championship meet in the area. Don’t kill the moment.

While the rays do go to IMX many years, their focus is taking home MCSL hardware and cheering loudly all summer long.

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I am the head swimming coach at Harvard and I only recommend swimmers to admissions if they have exceptionally strong IMX performances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the head swimming coach at Harvard and I only recommend swimmers to admissions if they have exceptionally strong IMX performances.

I’m the head coach at Penn and same here. As a matter of fact we look at nothing else. It’s IMX or bust.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the head swimming coach at Harvard and I only recommend swimmers to admissions if they have exceptionally strong IMX performances.

I’m the head coach at Penn and same here. As a matter of fact we look at nothing else. It’s IMX or bust.

My husband is an assistant head trainer for the Latvian national swim & dive program, and he says they start scouting at IMR meets these days. IMX may be too late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the head swimming coach at Harvard and I only recommend swimmers to admissions if they have exceptionally strong IMX performances.

I’m the head coach at Penn and same here. As a matter of fact we look at nothing else. It’s IMX or bust.

My husband is an assistant head trainer for the Latvian national swim & dive program, and he says they start scouting at IMR meets these days. IMX may be too late.

LOL!