S21 just went through this process. Persistence pays off, keep emailing the coaches even if they don’t respond. Have you involved his swim coach yet? Often they’ll call the college coach also.
It’s important to compare championship times and not dual/tri meet times. Often they aren’t tapered so yes, the season times will look slower to what the coaches want.
Swim Coaches are looking for 2-3 good races, that they can score at regional/champion meets at. Start focusing on what they can be. A good 200 fly in invaluable! Sectional cuts are good, but aim for a higher cut (National/Futures) this summer and that will grab a coaches attention.
It’s a long and non linear process, but a fun one none the less. Doors we thought were closed open back up and vise versa. Cast a wide net!
In the end S21 didn’t take any offers because he had his heart set on a school he could only get a walk on spot for. (He wasn’t fast enough for a recruiting spot) I had a lot of trouble supporting his crazy decision, but by some insane miracle it did work for him in the end and he’ll swim there in the fall.
Good luck!
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