D3 Non-Recruited Swimmers

TrendaLeigh
Sat, 22 Dec 2018 22:35:33 +0000

My daughter is interested in a top LAC such as Amherst or Swarthmore. She’s got very strong test grades, scores, and expects to be a NMF. She would love to continue swimming in college - her times are not fast (i.e. 58 100 free) but she’s a fairly new swimmer and hopes to drop times substantially over the next year. She just loves the sport, being part of a team, and being fit - she gets antsy if she doesn’t swim.

She does not expect to be recruited, but we’re so confused as to the criteria for joining/making the team. Are all athletes recruited? Or if her times are faster than some others on the team (per college swimming) could she be a walk-on? If so, would she wait until she’s accepted to contact coach?