By Andy Ross
1 Harvard
| ***** | Logan Houck | Las Vegas, NV | 1.15 |
| ***** | Gavin Springer | Chevy Chase, MD | 1.23 |
| ***** | Danny Tran | Irvine, CA | 1.31 |
| ***** | Brennan Novak | Washington DC | 1.32 |
| ***** | Sebastian Lutz | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1.32 |
| **** | Grant Goddard | Potomac, MD | 1.48 |
| **** | Justin Wu | Norman, OK | 1.56 |
| Andrew Wilkins | Sudbury, MA | 9.87 | |
| Isaac Walker | Dunbarton, MA | 25.92 |
Yes, Harvard. Don't get mad at me, I'm just going by the numbers and numbers never lie. The Crimson boast five five-star recruits to top this class. They will be tough to beat for years to come in the Ivy League. Boy, Kevin Tyrrell has to be ecstatic about this class coming in.
2 Texas
| ***** | Townley Haas | Richmond, VA | 1.0 |
| ***** | John Shebat | Oakton, VA | 1.0 |
| ***** | Mason Tenney | Austin, TX | 1.04 |
| ***** | Ryan Harty | Gardner, MA | 1.11 |
| ***** | Jeff Newkirk | Chesterfield, VA | 1.13 |
| **** | Max Holter | Fort Collins, CO | 1.48 |
| ** | Casey Melzer | Mars, PA | 2.79 |
The defending national champions did not waste any time inking the second ranked recruiting class of 2015. Townley Haas has incredible range from the 100-800 free. He leads a class with four other five star recruits who will look to continue the national championship streak in Austin.
3 Stanford
| ***** | Brad Zdroik | Hillsborough, NJ | 1.04 |
| ***** | Ryan Dudzinski | Pittsburgh, PA | 1.11 |
| ***** | Matt Anderson | Scottsdale, AZ | 1.27 |
| ***** | Cole Cogswell | Santa Clarita, CA | 1.27 |
| ***** | Abrahm DeVine | Seattle, WA | 1.29 |
| **** | Jack Walsh | Ann Arbor, MI | 1.55 |
Stanford is another program looking to improve in the national rankings. They have a young team in Palo Alto so look for the Cardinal to move up in the next few years with this class as a good nucleus.
4 Arizona
| ***** | Mathias Oh | Kent, WA | 1.03 |
| ***** | Blair Bish | Little Rock, AR | 1.12 |
| ***** | Chatham Dobbs | Nashville, TN | 1.23 |
| **** | Parks Jones | Danville, IN | 1.65 |
| *** | Marcello Quarante | Scottsdale, AZ | 1.92 |
| *** | Matthew Salerno | Aurora, IL | 2.1 |
| *** | Grant Sanders | Clearwater, FL | 2.17 |
| Matt Lujan | Tucson, AZ | 3.87 | |
| Chad Idensohn | Zimbabwe |
After a bit of an off year in Tucson, the Wildcats should be back in good form next season with a top 5 recruiting class. Rick DeMont will be looking to move this program into the top 4 on the national stage where they stood not too long ago.
5 California
| ***** | Andrew Seliskar | McLean, VA | 1.00 |
| ***** | Michael Thomas | Horsham, PA | 1.00 |
| ***** | Nick Norman | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 1.02 |
| ***** | Carson Sand | Castro Valley, CA | 1.17 |
| *** | Ken Takahashi | Irvine, CA | 2.17 |
| *** | David Puczkowski | Westlake Village, CA | 2.29 |
| Christian Leon | San Diego, CA | 22.92 |
Dave Durden has pulled in another very impressive class. The #1 recruit in the class of 2015 as a whole, Andrew Seliskar is headed to Berkeley along with three other five star recruits that are looking to put Cal back on top in the national rankings.
6 Auburn
| ***** | Tommy Brewer | Bend, OR | 1.02 |
| **** | Zach Apple | Trenton, OH | 1.69 |
| **** | Liam McCloskey | Carlsbad, CA | 1.73 |
| **** | Christian Selby | Bridgetown, BAR | 1.86 |
| ** | Sam Stewart | Hattiesburg, MS | 2.67 |
| * | Russell Noletto | Mobile, AL | 3.17 |
| * | Bryan Lee | McDonough, GA | 3.33 |
| * | Grady Ottomeyer | Phoenix, AZ | 3.41 |
| Daniel McGee | Western Kentucky |
It seems only fitting to have Auburn back in the top 10 for recruiting. Tommy Brewer is the headliner here as a good sprinter who will add to the legendary group to go through Auburn. A few four star recruits doesn't hurt either.
7 Penn
| ***** | Mark Andrew | Middletown, OH | 1.10 |
| ***** | Thomas Dillinger | Greenwich, CT | 1.26 |
| **** | Mark Blinstrub | Troy, MI | 1.73 |
| **** | Colin McHugh | Sicklerville, NJ | 1.83 |
| *** | Stephen Marcin | Huntington Beach, CA | 2.28 |
| * | Jack Scott | Dublin, OH | 3.36 |
| Austin Ryan | Virginia Beach, VA | 6.35 |
The Quakers are in good shape for next season with a top 10 recruiting class lead by versatile swimmers in Mark Andrew and Thomas Dillinger. Penn was fourth in the Ivy League last year and this class should definitely help them move up in the rapidly improving conference.
8 Southern California
| ***** | Patrick Mulcare | Tigard, OR | 1.00 |
| ***** | Alex Valente | Santa Barbara, CA | 1.34 |
| **** | Carsten Vissering | Bethesda, MD | 1.37 |
| *** | Billy Monjay | Irvine, CA | 2.27 |
| ** | Kyle Grissom | Porterville, CA | 2.38 |
| * | Cash DeLoache | Stone Mountain, GA | 3.75 |
| Walker Bell | Santa Barbara, CA | 3.88 | |
| Tim Wynter | Andover, MA | 3.93 |
The Trojans already have a young team out in LA so having a top 10 class bodes well for them down the line.
9 Tennessee
| **** | Joey Reilman | Medina, OH | 1.38 |
| **** | Ethan Browne | Nashville, TN | 1.77 |
| *** | Kyle Decoursey | Zionsville, IN | 1.89 |
| *** | Hayden Burns | Knoxville, TN | 2.25 |
| *** | Ty Powers | Clermont, GA | 2.32 |
| *** | Alec Lezcano | Chandler, AZ | 2.35 |
| Matthew Dunphy | Winchester, TN | 11.94 | |
| Sam Rice | Cohasset, MA | 13.41 |
The Vols have a deep class coming to Knoxville in the fall. An underrated team already, Tennessee will be looking to make some noise in the top 3 at SECs in the future.
10 Virginia
| ***** | Sam Magnan | Bethlehem, PA | 1.26 |
| **** | Bryce Keblish | Fairfield, CT | 1.51 |
| **** | Gust Kouvaris | Troy, MI | 1.52 |
| *** | Zach Fong | Moorestown, NJ | 2.14 |
| ** | Alex Albracht | Mission Hills, KS | 2.79 |
| * | Matthew Hrabchak | Concord, MA | 3.2 |
| Dan Golczewski | Bel-Air, MD | 4.81 | |
| Brandon Goldstein | Gaithersburg, MD | 5.81 | |
| Murat Yildirim | Istanbul, TUR |
Augie Busch has landed a class that could propel the Hoos to the top of the ACC where they stood for a number of years before NC State and Virginia Tech took over recently.
11 Notre Dame
| **** | Tabahn Afrik | Holland, MI | 1.43 |
| **** | Tate Jackson | Austin, TX | 1.61 |
| **** | Matthew Grauslys | Manchester, NH | 1.62 |
| *** | Daniel Speers | Bournemouth, GBR | 1.92 |
| ** | Steven Shek | Mount Laurel, NJ | 2.72 |
| * | Ben Gorski | Falls Church, VA | 3.26 |
| * | Connor Brown | Garden City, NY | 3.76 |
| Jack Russell | Birmingham, MI | 4.89 | |
| Zach Stump | Lake Charles, LA | 5.43 | |
| Maciej Olszewski | Evanston, IL | 5.89 | |
| David Stewart | New Rochelle, NY | 6.86 |
Matt Tallman's career is still young in South Bend but he has one of the most impressive classes to come to Notre Dame in a long time. Tabahn Afrik and Tate Jackson highlight this class as sprint freestylers who should make immediate impacts in the ACC. Matthew Grauslys is a butterflyer who should impact immediately and Daniel Speers is a British import who will be looking to improve the freestyle relays for the Irish.
12 Princeton
| ***** | Cole Buese | Baltimore, MD | 1.02 |
| ***** | Murphy McQuet | Winnetka, IL | 1.27 |
| ***** | Tyler Lin | Newport Beach, CA | 1.36 |
| *** | Matt Harrington | Libertyville, IL | 2.09 |
| Christian Feiler | Boulder, CO | 3.88 |
A small class is coming into Princeton but they are talented. Cole Buese is one of the best swimmers in the class of 2015 as he can swim pretty much any event and do well. Murphy McQuet and Tyler Lin are also 5 star recruits as they are looking to help the Tigers move to five straight Ivy League titles.
13 NC State
| ***** | Justin Ress | Cary, NC | 1.02 |
| **** | James Bretscher | Knoxville, TN | 1.59 |
| **** | Patrik Schwarzenbach | Salenstein, SUI | 1.85 |
| ** | Jon Burkett | Medford, NJ | 2.69 |
| ** | Daniel Graber | Morrison, CO | 2.85 |
| * | Trey Poff | Huntersville, NC | 3.34 |
| Justin Moore | Sharpsburg, GA | 4.35 | |
| Parker Campbell | Shelby, NC | 4.35 | |
| Quinlan Stuart | Denver, CO | 5.4 | |
| Mason Revis | Higganum, CT | 7.85 | |
| Jabari Baptiste | Jacksonville, FL | 14.92 |
The Wolfpack seem to keep piling impressive recruiting one after another. Justin Ress is a sprinter that could add to the impressive group in Raleigh already. Patrik Schwarzenbach is an international breaststroker from Switzerland and James Bretscher is a backstroker who will be looking to get on the medley relays for the Wolfpack next year.
14 Georgia
| ***** | Aidan Burns | Saratoga, CA | 1.00 |
| ***** | Colin Monaghan | Gainesville, GA | 1.26 |
| **** | James Guest | Baie-D'Urfé, CAN | 1.64 |
| ** | Blake Atmore | Alpharetta, GA | 2.81 |
| ** | Alexander BeMiller | Atlanta, GA | 2.91 |
Harvey Humphries landed a small class but they are loaded with talent. Aidan Burns is a huge addition to the legendary distance program. He will be a good training partner for defending NCAA champion in the 1650 Matias Koski. Colin Monaghan and James Guest are breaststroke/IMers who will benefit greatly under the tutelage of Humphries in the impressive IM group in Athens.
15 Louisiana State
| **** | Thomas Smith | Huntington Beach, CA | 1.53 |
| **** | Will Arthur | Knoxville, TN | 1.54 |
| ** | Tyler Harper | Marietta, GA | 2.67 |
| ** | Matthew Klotz | Cameron Park, CA | 2.76 |
| ** | Harrison Jones | Bryan, TX | 2.78 |
| * | Alarii Levreault-Lopez | Canton, GA | 3.25 |
| * | Alex Carson | Cary, NC | 3.3 |
| Mitchell Petras | Martinez, GA | 5.36 | |
| Tennyson Henry | St. Charles, MO | 8.86 |
Dave Geyer has a special group coming into Baton Rouge in the fall with lots of talent. The Tigers will need all the help they can get in the crowded SEC.
16 North Carolina
| **** | Patrick Cusick | Alpharetta, GA | 1.57 |
| **** | Austin Sellers | Tampa, FL | 1.86 |
| *** | Zuhayr Pigot | Miami, FL | 1.91 |
| *** | Heyward Harrison | Louisville, KY | 2.02 |
| * | Noah Cairns | Chapel Hill, NC | 3.26 |
| * | Thomas Bilden | Chapel Hill, NC | 3.33 |
| Jared Martin | Greensboro, NC | 6.89 | |
| Jack Welker | League City, TX | 13.42 |
Rich DeSelm leads a pretty good class into Chapel Hill in the fall with two townies joining the bunch as well as three guys who scored under a 2 on our power scale. The Tar Heels benefited a lot from spring recruiting so let's see if this class can help the team in the springtime at the ACCs and NCAAs.
17 Minnesota
| ***** | Michael Messner | Sunnyvale, CA | 1.24 |
| **** | Brian Poon | Westford, MA | 1.52 |
| *** | James Tidd | Woodbury, MN | 1.88 |
| ** | Bowen Becker | Las Vegas, NV | 2.83 |
| * | Nicholas Plachinski | Cedarburg, WI | 3.28 |
| Hunter Doerr | Colorado Springs, CO | 4.41 | |
| Calvin Greve | Cedar Rapids, IA | 13.9 |
The Gophers have a pretty good class coming into the Twin Cities. The Gophers are hoping to break into the top 2 in the Big Ten where Michigan and Indiana sit.
18 Missouri
| ***** | Fabian Schwingenschlogl | Western Kentucky | |
| *** | Alex Walton | Wilton, IA | 2.07 |
| *** | Sam Coffman | Centennial, CO | 2.33 |
| ** | Harry Sale | Spring, TX | 2.64 |
| ** | Nick Staver | Bettendorf, IA | 2.84 |
| ** | Luke Mankus | Keller, TX | 2.87 |
| * | Jordan O'Brien | Naperville, IL | 3.3 |
| * | Griffin Schaetzle | Erie, PA | 3.39 |
| Mikel Schreuders | Oranjestad, ARU | 7.91 | |
| Caio Batista | St. Peter's, MO | 10.39 |
Western Kentucky transfer and NCAA finalist Fabian Schwingenschlogl highlights the talented class for the Tigers. They are still middle of the pack in the SEC and they are hoping this will break them through.
19 Florida State
| **** | Emir Muratovic | St. Petersburg, FL | 1.78 |
| **** | Kanoa Kaleoaloha | Aiea, HI | 1.85 |
| *** | William Pisani | West Palm Beach, FL | 2.21 |
| ** | Noah Hensley | Winter Springs, FL | 2.52 |
| * | Cooper Hoffman | Clearwater, FL | 3.33 |
| John Vann | Battle Creek, MI | 4.26 | |
| Matthew Kraemer | Humble, TX | 8.36 | |
| Jake Ryan | Sandy Spring, MD | 23.43 | |
| Stefan Stokmenovic | Indian River | ||
| Kunmi Ogunfeibo | Surrey, GBR |
The Seminoles have a rich class coming into Tallahassee. Lead by a junior college transfer from Sweden, the 'Noles are looking pretty good to move up at the 2016 ACCs.
20 Florida
| ***** | Jan Switkowski | Virginia Tech | |
| ***** | Brennan Balogh | Lincoln, NE | 1.03 |
| ***** | Ross Palazzo | Hudson, OH | 1.24 |
| **** | Alex Katz | Michigan | |
| **** | Alexander Lebed | Fort Washington, PA | 1.59 |
| Stanley Wu | Concord, CA | 3.83 | |
| Christoph Margotti | Moedling, AUT | 4.82 | |
| Grady Heath | Green Cove Springs, FL | 5.35 | |
| Bayley Main | Auckland, NZL | 5.85 | |
| Jack Szaranek | Glenrothes, GBR | 8.94 |
The Gators have international flavor and a couple transfers coming into Gainesville in the fall and will be pushing the Gators to stay atop the SEC.
21 Louisville
| ***** | Jake Miller | Normal, IL | 1.17 (RIP) |
| ***** | Zach Harting | Madison, AL | 1.26 |
| ** | Mate Kovacs | Mishawaka, IN | 2.4 |
| ** | Jacob DeMercurio | Madisonville, KY | 2.83 |
Arthur Albiero landed a small class but a talented one. If it were not for the tragic death of five-star Jake Miller (RIP), this team would be money next year. Regardless, the Cardinals are in good shape with the class they have coming in.
22 UCSB
| **** | Mason Tittle | Walnut Creek, CA | 1.65 |
| *** | Joe Kmak | Foster City, CA | 1.89 |
| *** | Robert Guerra | Fallbrook, CA | 2.3 |
| ** | Eric VanBrocklin | Walnut Creek, CA | 2.79 |
| * | Douglas Nogueira | Los Angeles, CA | 3.29 |
| * | Logan Hotchkiss | Malibu, CA | 3.32 |
| Calvin Kirkpatrick | Walnut Creek, CA | 3.86 | |
| Erik Overstreet | Fresno, CA | 3.88 | |
| Michael Wang | Diamond Bar, CA | 4.33 | |
| Kasey Calwell | Camas, WA | 4.38 |
The Gauchos have a very deep and talent class coming in and almost all of them are in-state prospects. They will make some noise in the MPSF next season.
23 Michigan
| ***** | Javier Barrena | Madrid, ESP | 1.36 |
| *** | Blake Maczka | Richardson, TX | 2.04 |
| *** | Mokhtar Al-Yamani | Tokyo, JPN | 2.1 |
| *** | Jordan Ross | Roswell, GA | 2.27 |
| * | Stephen Holmquist | Wilton, CT | 3.15 |
Coming off of three straight NCAA top four finishes, the Wolverines are small in numbers but all five of their swimming recruits are ranked in our top 250.
24 Penn State
| **** | Samuel Petrini | Bellevue, WA | 1.76 |
| **** | Gunther Cassell | Huntington, NY | 1.87 |
| *** | Rory Lewis | Kensington, MD | 2.1 |
| * | John Nunez | Hackensack, NJ | 3.36 |
| Nathaniel Bledsoe | Carmel, IN | 3.82 | |
| John Om | Leonia, NJ | 3.83 | |
| Robbie Dickson | Greenwich, NJ | 6.34 | |
| Stergios Dikos | Mohnton, PA | 7.36 | |
| Matthew Guenter | Sinking Spring, PA | 12.42 | |
| Tommy Pyle | Westfield, NJ | 86.94 |
The Nittany Lions have a nice deep class coming in that will hopefully replace the valuable points left behind by backstroker Nate Savoy. The Lions will be looking to move up in the Big Ten with these guys.
25 Indiana
| ***** | Ian Finnerty | Bloomington, IN | 1.14 |
| ***** | Janis Saltans | Latvia | 1.17 |
| * | Wilson Beckman | Munster, IN | 3.17 |
| Adam Destrampe | Franklin, IN | 4.35 | |
| Matthew Anderson | The Woodlands, TX | 5.85 | |
| John Hubbuch | Louisville, KY | 8.36 | |
| Drew Keenan | Winnetka, IL | 17.43 |
Not quite the huge shebang class that the Hoosiers got last year but Finnerty is a solid homegrown pickup as the Indiana state record holder in the 100 breast. He took that this year from Hoosier sophomore Cody Taylor. Janis Saltans is also an international steal for Dennis Dale's growing sprint program. The rest of the class should add to Indiana's already-impressive depth.
26 Yale
| **** | Adrian Lin | North Bethesda, MD | 1.65 |
| ** | Jacob Limaldi | Pine Beach, NJ | 2.37 |
| ** | Scott Bole | Toulouse, FRA | 2.72 |
| ** | Joseph Carbone | Jacksonville, FL | 2.78 |
| * | Cooper Burrill | San Jose, CA | 3.18 |
| Edward Stolarski | Weston, CT | 3.78 | |
| William Drexler | Hershey, PA | 3.81 | |
| Jake Gibbons | Jacksonville, FL | 7.86 | |
| Casey Flint | Savannah, GA | 17.93 | |
| Clay Skoda | Brentwood, TN | 46.44 |
Three Bolles' imports and a few internationals highlight the Bulldog's class. They will be looking to improve in the rapidly improving Ivy League.
