College Planning

Note to Raider Swimmers:  HS swimmers must register with the NCAA by the end of Junior year, or they will be ineligible for Div. I or II university recruitment.
FAQ Regarding "National Letter of Intent"

The Head Coach and the Dayton Raiders Coaching staff will work closely and assist all Raider high school swimmers during the college decision-making process, recruiting, and scholarship opportunities. Many of the resources below would not be available if it weren’t for the excellent data gathering of the following groups: USA-Swimming, NCAA, Missouri Valley Swimming, and the Cincinnati Marlins. These articles only provide broad based information on college recruiting topics.

• Wanted: Female Players (Article in the Wall Street Journal about Title IX, June 2007)
• College Recruiting Quick Facts
• NCAA Eligibility - Frequently Asked Questions
• What Coaches Want: Traits most coaches look for in a swimmer.
• The Big Trip. Tips for taking official visits to colleges
• Narrowing the List: Going from many potential colleges to just a few.
• Planning Your College Visit: Questions to ask the coaches and current athletes
• Marketing Yourself: How to standout from the competition.
• Tips for Choosing the Right College: Finding the right fit for you.
• A Coaches Perspective: An interview with the Head Coach of American University 
• NCAA Progress Rates - swimmers succeed!
• Raider Senior Homepage, highlights our graduating seniors each year.

Additional College Planning Resources

• College Swimming News
• College Prospects of America (CPAO)- recruiting company based in Ohio
• First Contact Recruiting- free for swimmers!  Div I, II, and III. National college recruiting database.  Get your info out to hundreds of college coaches at all levels.
• Be Recruited.com
• Swimming World Magazine "College Recruit rankings" (swimmers - join to get on the rankings list)
• College Student Athletes.com - Free - Division III Schools
• College Recruiting(swimmers - add your name to the college recruiting database for free!)
• College Recruiting 2(swimmers - add your name to the college recruiting database for free!)
• FansOnly.com(select the school on the FansOnly network from the drop-down menu, then link through to the recruiting questionnaire to submit your profile directly to the school’s recruiter)
• Harvard’s Swimming Links