NCAA Division III recruiting standards
NCAA Division III Women's 50 Free Recruiting Times
Real SCY time standards for the Women's 50 Free across NCAA Division III swimmers, plus the 80 programs at this level and where your time fits.
50 Free time standards (NCAA Division III).
From 5,500 women's NCAA Division III swimmers' best SCY times. Lower = faster.
Recruitable
21.12
Fastest / national level
The top of NCAA Division III in this event — high-major recruiting tier.
Competitive
25.35
Top-25% band
A strong, clearly-recruitable time for NCAA Division III programs.
Roster level
26.45
Median (typical)
The middle of NCAA Division III rosters; p75 28.00, p90 30.41.
NCAA Division III programs ranked by 50 Free.
By team median for this event (each swimmer's best, last 4 years). Click a school for full roster, cost and admissions.
| # | School | State | Team fastest | Team median | Swimmers | Last raced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago | IL | 23.20 | 24.25 | 22 | 2026-03-19 |
| 2 | Emory University | GA | 22.63 | 24.28 | 37 | 2026-09-26 |
| 3 | Pomona-Pitzer joint team | CA | 22.58 | 24.36 | 29 | 2026-03-19 |
| 4 | Tufts University | MA | 23.33 | 24.44 | 29 | 2026-03-21 |
| 5 | Denison University | OH | 23.23 | 24.50 | 25 | 2026-03-19 |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins University | MD | 23.20 | 24.52 | 22 | 2026-03-19 |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | 22.84 | 24.57 | 30 | 2026-03-19 |
| 8 | New York University | NY | 22.15 | 24.59 | 32 | 2026-03-21 |
| 9 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | 23.64 | 24.67 | 34 | 2026-03-19 |
| 10 | Williams College | MA | 23.30 | 24.77 | 24 | 2026-03-21 |
| 11 | Swarthmore College | PA | 22.50 | 24.95 | 22 | 2026-03-19 |
| 12 | Hope College | MI | 23.04 | 24.97 | 30 | 2026-10-09 |
| 13 | Colby College (Men's team) | ME | 23.25 | 24.99 | 23 | 2026-03-19 |
| 14 | Colby College | ME | 23.25 | 24.99 | 23 | 2026-03-19 |
| 15 | Washington University in St Louis | MO | 23.56 | 25.01 | 32 | 2026-03-19 |
| 16 | Kenyon College | OH | 23.02 | 25.02 | 43 | 2026-03-19 |
| 17 | Trinity University | TX | 23.27 | 25.05 | 20 | 2026-03-19 |
| 18 | Amherst College | MA | 23.19 | 25.09 | 18 | 2026-03-21 |
| 19 | University of California-Santa Cruz | CA | 23.78 | 25.42 | 31 | 2026-03-21 |
| 20 | Rochester Institute of Technology | NY | 23.70 | 25.48 | 15 | 2026-02-21 |
| 21 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) joint team | CA | 22.93 | 25.50 | 30 | 2026-03-19 |
| 22 | Bowdoin College | ME | 23.94 | 25.55 | 20 | 2026-02-22 |
| 23 | Middlebury College | VT | 22.73 | 25.56 | 27 | 2026-03-19 |
| 24 | Bates College | ME | 24.45 | 25.59 | 26 | 2026-02-15 |
| 25 | Colorado College (Men's Team) | CO | 23.88 | 25.60 | 19 | 2026-02-14 |
| 26 | Colorado College | CO | 23.88 | 25.60 | 19 | 2026-02-14 |
| 27 | SUNY College at Geneseo | NY | 23.05 | 25.62 | 25 | 2026-03-19 |
| 28 | California Lutheran University | CA | 23.10 | 25.63 | 24 | 2026-10-09 |
| 29 | Case Western Reserve University | OH | 23.52 | 25.64 | 29 | 2026-10-09 |
| 30 | Vassar College | NY | 24.14 | 25.64 | 15 | 2026-02-21 |
| 31 | Ithaca College | NY | 23.79 | 25.64 | 22 | 2026-02-21 |
| 32 | Univ of Wisconsin-La Crosse | WI | 23.65 | 25.65 | 39 | 2026-03-19 |
| 33 | University of Mary Washington | VA | 23.93 | 25.67 | 24 | 2026-09-25 |
| 34 | Chapman University | CA | 23.74 | 25.74 | 34 | 2026-02-21 |
| 35 | Salisbury University | MD | 24.05 | 25.87 | 27 | 2026-03-18 |
| 36 | Ursinus College | PA | 24.40 | 25.88 | 18 | 2026-02-22 |
| 37 | Calvin College | MI | 23.45 | 25.89 | 35 | 2026-03-19 |
| 38 | Calvin College (2024) | MI | 23.45 | 25.89 | 35 | 2026-03-19 |
| 39 | DePauw University | IN | 23.60 | 25.91 | 29 | 2026-02-21 |
| 40 | Franklin & Marshall College | PA | 23.96 | 25.92 | 19 | 2026-02-21 |
| 41 | Hamilton College | NY | 23.46 | 25.92 | 33 | 2026-03-19 |
| 42 | Rhodes College | TN | 24.25 | 25.99 | 20 | 2026-09-26 |
| 43 | University of Rochester | NY | 24.03 | 26.02 | 24 | 2026-02-12 |
| 44 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | 23.82 | 26.03 | 18 | 2026-02-19 |
| 45 | Univ of Wisconsin- Eau Claire | WI | 23.81 | 26.04 | 30 | 2026-02-19 |
| 46 | Rowan University | NJ | 24.19 | 26.05 | 21 | 2026-02-15 |
| 47 | California Institute of Technology | CA | 24.66 | 26.05 | 22 | 2026-02-21 |
| 48 | Gettysburg College | PA | 23.54 | 26.09 | 23 | 2026-03-19 |
| 49 | John Carroll University | OH | 23.49 | 26.09 | 21 | 2026-10-03 |
| 50 | Randolph-Macon College | VA | 23.97 | 26.12 | 22 | 2026-09-26 |
| 51 | University of Puget Sound | WA | 24.14 | 26.12 | 20 | 2026-02-21 |
| 52 | Wesleyan University | CT | 23.89 | 26.12 | 23 | 2026-02-13 |
| 53 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | CT | 23.88 | 26.12 | 24 | 2026-02-22 |
| 54 | Dickinson College | PA | 23.87 | 26.16 | 18 | 2026-02-22 |
| 55 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | NE | 23.62 | 26.24 | 23 | 2026-09-25 |
| 56 | Lake Forest College | IL | 24.26 | 26.24 | 18 | 2026-02-22 |
| 57 | Asbury University | KY | 24.52 | 26.27 | 19 | 2026-02-13 |
| 58 | Washington & Lee University | VA | 24.14 | 26.27 | 40 | 2026-10-03 |
| 59 | Whitman College | WA | 24.87 | 26.39 | 12 | 2026-02-15 |
| 60 | Wheaton College | IL | 24.28 | 26.40 | 19 | 2026-02-21 |
| 61 | Berry College | GA | 25.14 | 26.41 | 17 | 2026-10-02 |
| 62 | University of Scranton | PA | 24.76 | 26.44 | 25 | 2026-10-10 |
| 63 | St Olaf College | MN | 23.73 | 26.45 | 23 | 2026-02-14 |
| 64 | Occidental College | CA | 24.90 | 26.47 | 17 | 2026-02-20 |
| 65 | Augustana College | IL | 24.03 | 26.49 | 23 | 2026-02-21 |
| 66 | Babson College | MA | 23.86 | 26.50 | 20 | 2026-10-09 |
| 67 | Marymount University | VA | 24.62 | 26.53 | 14 | 2026-09-25 |
| 68 | Franklin College | IN | 23.53 | 26.55 | 17 | 2026-03-18 |
| 69 | Smith College | MA | 24.77 | 26.58 | 19 | 2026-02-20 |
| 70 | Oberlin College | OH | 25.02 | 26.63 | 19 | 2026-10-09 |
| 71 | Macalester College | MN | 24.20 | 26.64 | 28 | 2026-02-13 |
| 72 | Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | 23.69 | 26.64 | 21 | 2026-02-15 |
| 73 | Southwestern University | TX | 23.87 | 26.64 | 19 | 2026-02-14 |
| 74 | Catholic University | DC | 24.41 | 26.64 | 34 | 2026-02-15 |
| 75 | University of Mount Union | OH | 24.25 | 26.66 | 22 | 2026-10-09 |
| 76 | Trinity College | CT | 24.57 | 26.66 | 24 | 2026-02-15 |
| 77 | Gustavus Adolphus College | MN | 24.09 | 26.72 | 56 | 2026-10-03 |
| 78 | George Fox University | OR | 23.33 | 26.73 | 21 | 2026-03-18 |
| 79 | Grove City College | PA | 24.31 | 26.75 | 27 | 2026-02-21 |
| 80 | Roger Williams University | RI | 24.55 | 26.75 | 24 | 2026-02-13 |
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