NAIA recruiting standards

NAIA Men's 1650 Free Recruiting Times

Real SCY time standards for the Men's 1650 Free across NAIA swimmers, plus the 12 programs at this level and where your time fits.

1650 Free time standards (NAIA).

From 905 men's NAIA swimmers' best SCY times. Lower = faster.

Recruitable
15:26.22

Fastest / national level

The top of NAIA in this event — high-major recruiting tier.

Competitive
16:38.49

Top-25% band

A strong, clearly-recruitable time for NAIA programs.

Roster level
17:19.11

Median (typical)

The middle of NAIA rosters; p75 18:16.67, p90 19:25.27.

NAIA programs ranked by 1650 Free.

By team median for this event (each swimmer's best, last 4 years). Click a school for full roster, cost and admissions.

#SchoolStateTeam fastestTeam medianSwimmersLast raced
1 William Carey University MS15:37.3315:42.723 2026-03-07
2 Keiser University FL15:13.4916:01.899 2026-03-07
3 Lindsey Wilson College KY15:27.5516:02.945 2026-03-07
4 Savannah College of Art & Design GA15:51.3716:17.275 2026-03-07
5 Life University GA15:44.0216:42.095 2026-03-07
6 Milligan College TN15:51.6016:43.419 2026-03-07
7 Saint Ambrose University IA16:13.8117:11.448 2026-03-07
8 Olivet Nazarene University IL16:16.1817:27.337 2026-02-14
9 Morningside College IA16:54.1217:57.404 2026-02-07
10 Shawnee State University OH17:44.0717:57.633 2026-02-07
11 Midway University KY18:19.4919:03.064 2026-01-17
12 College of Idaho ID16:42.5919:12.164 2026-01-31

Same division, other events

NAIA Men's standards for every event.

Same event, other divisions

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