Academic

It is crucial when selecting a college to find a perfect fit for both academics and swimming or diving. While some of you may go on to swim or dive after college, many will end up taking on professional careers,…

The Division I rules manual is nearly 400 pages long. Even if you had the time to invest into reading the manual, you would need an attorney to interpret all of the rules. Our ultimate goal at ACC is to…

Injuries that occur prior to college can effect the recruiting process. College coaches can be reluctant to bring on students who have suffered injuries. However, injuries do not have to the be the end of your swimming or diving career.…

Rick knows every college coach in the country and has excellent relationships with them. Here is an example of emails we receive from coaches: Thanks for your help in getting this team rebuilt.  I know I haven’t thanked you enough…

This is an example of how we educate our swimmers and parents: From a D-I coach: Just got off the phone with Noah. Very impressive kid. I’ve never spoken to a PSA who has done that much homework ahead of…

Hopefully most of you seniors are starting to feel some pressure to pick a school. Pressure can be a good thing because it means that you have options. You have taken an official recruiting trip to one of your favorite…

Editor’s Note: Approximately 31% of college coaches in charge of recruiting responded to the survey. Approximately 79% of the respondents were NCAA Division I coaches.For years we have been reading about football, basketball, soccer, volleyball (etc. etc.) players committing early…

We know you are eager to start your search for the perfect college for academics first and foremost, but also for your stellar athletics. However, you should not chase college coaches. When you do, you chase scholarship money off the…

College coaches are approached by athletes constantly. These busy coaches often don’t have the time to invest into looking at each student closely enough to realize their true potential. We can guide you in this process to bypass all of…

According to collegeswim.com, there are approximately 32,000 high school senior girls and 30,000 high school senior boys who want to swim in college every year. This does not include the approximate 8,000 internationals girls and 9,000 international boys who want…