{"id":646534,"date":"2026-07-09T07:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=646534"},"modified":"2026-07-09T07:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:41:07","slug":"college-visits-guide-swimmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">College Visit Guide for Swimmers | Official &amp; Unofficial<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A visit is one of the most important steps in the college swimming recruiting process. Visits allow swimmers to see the facilities, campus resources, meet potential future teammates and coaches, assess team culture, and get a feel for campus life. For many athletes, the visit is the most important factor in the decision-making process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide covers everything swimmers and their families need to know \u2014 what visits are, what each division can pay for, and how to make the most of every one.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Official Visit Definition<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An official visit is any visit to a college campus paid for by the school. Because these visits are a significant investment, coaches only extend official visit invitations to recruits they are seriously considering.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Unofficial Visit Definition<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An unofficial visit <\/span>is a campus visit paid for by the prospective student-athlete or their family.<\/p>\n<h2>Unofficial Visit Rules by Division<\/h2>\n<h4>Division I<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>No complimentary meals.<\/li>\n<li>Up to three tickets to a home sports event for you and those accompanying you<\/li>\n<li>A prospect may receive transportation to practice and competition facilities<\/li>\n<li>All unofficial visit activities must occur within a one-mile radius of campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Division II<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>One meal for you and those accompanying you.<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary admission to a home sports event for you and those accompanying you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Division III<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>One meal for you at the on-campus dining facility or one meal for you off campus if the on-campus dining facility is closed and the NCAA school provides meals to all prospective students, including nonathletes.<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary admission to a home sports event for you and those accompanying you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Official Visit Rules by Division<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rules for what schools can pay for differ by division. Note that these rules define what schools <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are permitted<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to cover \u2014 individual programs won&#8217;t always cover everything allowed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Division I<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What the school can pay for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation to and from campus for the athlete and up to 2 additional family members<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Reasonable expenses for meals, lodging, entertainment, and complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest for the student and up to four family members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Division II<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What the school can pay for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation to and from campus for the athlete\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reasonable meals and entertainment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 5 complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relatives or legal guardians may stay in the same room as the athlete, but the school cannot pay for additional occupants<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Division III<\/b><\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">What the school can pay for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation to and from campus for the athlete<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reasonable meals, entertainment, and complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relatives or legal guardians may receive lodging, but the school cannot pay for additional occupants<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Requirements Before an Official D1 or D2 Visit<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center and obtain your NCAA ID<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have the school that invited you activate your account on their Institutional Request List (IRL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have your high school submit transcripts to the school that invited you<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirm the visit does not fall during a dead period or recruiting shutdown<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Before You Arrive<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirm logistics with your coach or recruit host 24\u201348 hours in advance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know every coach&#8217;s name and role before you walk in the door<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research current athletes on the team who swim your events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know previous team accomplishments from the past few years<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>During the Visit<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay positive the entire time. Coaches and current athletes are all reporting back<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never say anything negative about your current coach, club, teammates, or other schools you&#8217;re visiting<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ask as many questions as possible<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Remember that you are not only representing yourself, but your club team as well<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always swim if given the opportunity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If something feels off, write it down<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>After the Visit<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write down your honest reactions \u2014 pros, cons, specific moments \u2014 within 24 hours while it&#8217;s fresh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send a thank you to every coach you met and your recruit host\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If possible, avoid booking your visits back-to-back.\u00a0 Give yourself a week to process, catch up on schoolwork, and train before the next trip.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">What to Look For on a Visit<\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Team Culture<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A beautiful pool can&#8217;t fix a toxic environment. Watch for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">How athletes talk to each other \u2014 are they encouraging, vocal, and genuinely connected?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Whether anyone complains about the coach or team in front of you \u2014 If they are talking negatively about the coaches or athletes in front of you, they likely do it every day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ask athletes about their honest opinions on the coaching staff<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Observe how the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams interact with each other<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Coaching Style<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The head coach sets the tone for the entire staff. Watch how they communicate with athletes, with assistants, and with you.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Red Flags<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Pressure to commit during the visit or within 48 hours<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">High roster turnover \u2014 ask how many athletes transferred in the last two years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Alcohol offered to recruits \u2014 decline every time, regardless of what current athletes say<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Vague answers about scholarship amounts, renewal conditions, or international tuition rates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Green Flags<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Athletes are vocal, accountable to each other, and seem genuinely proud of their program<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Coaches ask about your goals outside swimming and discuss leadership and mental well-being<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Structured academic support and tutoring resources for athletes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Staff communicate well with each other \u2014 reflecting a well-organized program<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Remember The Purpose of a College Visit<\/h2>\n<p>While visits are a great opportunity to meet current athletes, coaches, and tour the campus, it&#8217;s important to remember that they are essentially a long-form interview. Coaches use visits to gauge whether or not you&#8217;d be a good fit. At the same time, you have the opportunity to ask questions to get to the bottom of what you want. Prepare, observe, trust what you feel, and have fun!<\/p>\n<p>Not sure how to make the most of your visits or where to start? Reach out to peyton@onelapahead.com directly or book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelapahead.com\/recruiting-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starting Block session<\/a> to start building a recruiting strategy and a plan that&#8217;s made for you.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"136:1-136:329;6274-6602\">Sources: NCAA Bylaws 13.4 and 13.7; NCAA Official Visit Knowledge Base (KB-2224); NCAA D-II Off-Campus Recruiting Guide (Spring 2025); NCAA Eligibility Center Recruiting Resources (ncaa.org\/eligibility-center\/recruiting); NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete 2025-26 (fs.ncaa.org\/Docs\/eligibility_center\/Student_Resources\/CBSA.pdf). For informational purposes only \u2014 always verify with the compliance office at any school recruiting you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College Visit Guide for Swimmers | Official &amp; Unofficial A visit is one of the most important steps in the college swimming recruiting process. Visits allow swimmers to see the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172390,"featured_media":638900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122077,6,8,7],"tags":[136950,138039,777,29021,27376,138043,138041,67439,138042,137923,138040],"class_list":["post-646534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-americas","category-college","category-high-school","category-usa","tag-college-swimming-recruiting","tag-college-visits","tag-division-i","tag-division-ii","tag-division-iii","tag-get-recruited","tag-ncaa-recruiting","tag-official-visit","tag-recruiting-timeline","tag-swim-recruiting","tag-unofficial-visit"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everything high school swimmers need to know about official and unofficial college visits \u2014 what each division pays for, and how to prepare\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everything high school swimmers need to know about official and unofficial college visits \u2014 what each division pays for, and how to prepare\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-09T14:34:06+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-09T14:41:07+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1920\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Peyton Curry\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Peyton Curry\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Peyton Curry\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c35d41974104c84cc0bdf1f86d22fa6\"},\"headline\":\"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-09T14:34:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-09T14:41:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/\"},\"wordCount\":1052,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"College Swimming Recruiting\",\"college visits\",\"Division I\",\"Division II\",\"Division III\",\"Get Recruited\",\"NCAA recruiting\",\"official visit\",\"recruiting timeline\",\"swim recruiting\",\"unofficial visit\"],\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"Americas\",\"College\",\"High School\",\"USA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/\",\"name\":\"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers - Swimming World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-09T14:34:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-09T14:41:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"Everything high school swimmers need to know about official and unofficial college visits \u2014 what each division pays for, and how to prepare\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1920,\"caption\":\"venue-\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c35d41974104c84cc0bdf1f86d22fa6\",\"name\":\"Peyton Curry\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0aefa3cda0b79f5e94fede9a4e24b511?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0aefa3cda0b79f5e94fede9a4e24b511?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Peyton Curry\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/peyton-curry-sw\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers - Swimming World","description":"Everything high school swimmers need to know about official and unofficial college visits \u2014 what each division pays for, and how to prepare","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers","og_description":"Everything high school swimmers need to know about official and unofficial college visits \u2014 what each division pays for, and how to prepare","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2026-07-09T14:34:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-09T14:41:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1920,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Peyton Curry","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Peyton Curry","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/"},"author":{"name":"Peyton Curry","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c35d41974104c84cc0bdf1f86d22fa6"},"headline":"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers","datePublished":"2026-07-09T14:34:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-09T14:41:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/"},"wordCount":1052,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg","keywords":["College Swimming Recruiting","college visits","Division I","Division II","Division III","Get Recruited","NCAA recruiting","official visit","recruiting timeline","swim recruiting","unofficial visit"],"articleSection":["-Home Slider","Americas","College","High School","USA"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/","name":"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers - Swimming World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-09T14:34:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-09T14:41:07+00:00","description":"Everything high school swimmers need to know about official and unofficial college visits \u2014 what each division pays for, and how to prepare","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1920,"caption":"venue-"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/college-visits-guide-swimmers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Complete Guide to College Visits for Swimmers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c35d41974104c84cc0bdf1f86d22fa6","name":"Peyton Curry","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0aefa3cda0b79f5e94fede9a4e24b511?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0aefa3cda0b79f5e94fede9a4e24b511?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Peyton Curry"},"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/peyton-curry-sw\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/venue-2026-Womens-NCAA-SD-0006-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-2IbY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172390"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646534"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":646625,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646534\/revisions\/646625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}