Hey Everybody, I am a HS Freshman doing some peliminary college searching. I would like to continue swimming into college, and I have already looked at a couple colleges and universities. I am looking for mainly D2 and D3 colleges and I have already looked at Anderson, Biola, Azusa, Mulane, and Messiah but I was wondering if there are any other good colleges that I am missing? Basically what I am looking for is:
A solid christian college
D2 or D3 Swimming
Decently large amount of residential students (2,000 or more)
Nice facilities (Not to picky here but at least nice athletic buildings.)
Nice-ish Dorms.
And I am flexible with location. Thank You!
Hmmm - come back in two years - because you’ll know a lot more then about where you might qualify, academically and athletically, and like most, your interests will likely change.
You do need to come back as a rising junior when you have a GPA, sufficient rigor (*), and swim times.
(* most rigorous would require you to complete 4 years of English, 4 years of Social Science including US history and World/European/African American history, biology chemistry and physics, math through precalculus or calculus, and 3-4 years in a single foreign language, art or art history or orchestra/band/choir, with many honors or AP/IB/DE/PSEO classes).
Great question. And, good for you for looking early and checking out options!
Do you know or prefer any geographic locations?
Do you have a budget in mind for yearly tuition?
Do you have an idea what you want to study?
This will help you narrow it.
For schools, we are currently searching in/close to Ohio. Messiah University, Malone University, Ashland University, Indiana Wesleyan, Bethel (Mishawaka, IN), Grove City College, PA, University of the Cumberlands… there are more schools…
Search “Christian colleges with swim teams and George fox lists some colleges.
Also, search NAIA colleges (not all will be Christian, but some will). They have a search menu that allows you to enter the major/degree program and the sport and gives a list of all the schools.
Another thing to view is the current rankings in men’s swimming for D2 and D3 schools and look up the school in swimcloud— see if your current times or the times you think you might have by jr or sr Year might fit into that roster. (This can also help you set goals for your times during high school and club season).
I don’t know if you’re on fb, but there are homeschool NCAA groups. Even if you’re not a homeschooler, the groups are very informative. A lot of parents on there share where their kids will attend and the values they found at different colleges. You can post and ask about swimming schools, too.
