Each swimmer's Power Index is determined by a proprietary formula designed to meet college coaches' needs and reflect the relative strength of each recruiting class. While we cannot disclose the exact formula, we can provide an overview of how it functions.
Point Assignment
Points are assigned to each of your swim times based on how close they are to the times needed to qualify for the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.
Points are calculated on the basis of the ACTUAL time needed to qualify for the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.
Event Selection
We select your five highest-scoring events. To ensure diversity in skill assessment, we select the highest-scoring time from any identical events swum, irrespective of the course. (ie we will not use your 200 SCY Freestyle, 200 SCM Freestyle and 200 LCM Freestyle, but rather the best of the three.)
Event Weighting
Each of the selected events is then weighted based on its relevance and typical occurrence in college swimming competitions, as well as the relative difficulty of qualifying for the NCAA Championships in that event for the given year:
Event #1 - 100%
Event #2 - 100%
Event #3 - 60-75%
Event #4 - 20-30%
Event #5 - 10-20%
Relay Considerations
We include your best 50 or 100 Freestyle time in our calculations to account for the significant role freestyle relays play in team scoring at meets. We exclude 50s of other strokes due to limited data and the unique team requirements for these events.