Anonymous
Post 08/15/2023 22:01     Subject: If your swimmer was recruited...
Anonymous wrote:Please talk to people who have actual experience with the recruiting process. My DS will be swimming D1 this year and went through the recruiting process junior and beginning of senior year. Once he did the pre-reads and the OVs, he received offers from the schools. He decided and committed to a school to which he then applied ED. The pre-reads are pretty accurate. There is no need to apply to safety schools if you are applying ED with coach support. Applying ED is committing to go to the school if kid gets in. If your DS doesn't receive any offers and does not have coach support, then he is in the regular application process.
Going on OVs is a strong indicator that the schools are interested in your son.


I posted above and my swimmer is at a power 5 program, so I do know the process. It’s just how risk adverse you are. When he applied, programs were being cut and there was a lot of uncertainty given COVID. We wanted a backup plan. I have a second swimmer being recruited now, and he’ll apply to have extra options that he probably won’t need as well.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2023 21:57     Subject: Re:If your swimmer was recruited...
Both my swimmers got offers from all schools they did OVs at but a teammate was passed over for a faster swimmer who came the next visit weekend (this school said they’d make offers after all OVs completed)