What we don't do
We do not predict your admission probability. We have public school-level conditions and real race times — not your GPA, essays or activities — so we match conditions and time tiers, and stay honest about gaps.
Data sources & methodology
How this data is built.
Swim to College combines three public sources into one decision view. Every admissions field carries a source status so you can tell verified facts from gaps — and check the original.
Three sources, one school view.
Performance, admissions and evidence — kept distinct and honestly labeled.
Performance
Competition race results
9.5M individual race results power the time-tier matching and each program's event bands. Times are real, by event, course and age.
Admissions
U.S. College Scorecard + official sites
Acceptance, cost, aid, graduation and earnings from the U.S. Department of Education; language, deadlines and support from official school sites.
Evidence
Per-field source status
Each scraped field is tagged Verified, Pending, Web source, or Not disclosed, with the source snippet shown on the school page.
How to read the labels.
| Status | Meaning | How we use it |
|---|---|---|
| Gov data | U.S. government statistic (Scorecard) | Shown as authoritative; note Scorecard definitions. |
| Verified | Confirmed against the official school page | Highlighted; used in matching. |
| Pending | Extracted, not yet double-checked | Shown with a check-the-source prompt. |
| Web source | Third-party web source | Lowest priority; fallback only. |
| Not disclosed | School has not published it | Shown as "Not disclosed" — never read as zero. |
Scorecard definitions
Acceptance rate, test ranges, graduation rate and median earnings follow U.S. College Scorecard definitions (e.g., earnings are a federal-aid cohort median, inflation-adjusted). Treat them as reference, not guarantees.