For swim coaches and clubs
One free link for the college questions parents keep asking you.
You coach swimming. You did not sign up to explain the June 15 contact date, how a 3.5-scholarship roster gets divided, or why one school's aid letter can't be compared to another's. Lane3 is a free private planning tool for your families so those questions stop landing on you.
It is not a recruiting service. We do not sell athlete profiles to college coaches, we do not charge your club, and nobody gets a sales call. Lane3 is in open beta and free.
What your families get
- A free “where do my times fit” estimate across D1, D2, D3 and NAIA.
- A grade-by-grade NCAA recruiting timeline they check off as they go.
- A target school list with estimated family cost and coach-contact tracking.
- Plain-English guides on scholarship limits, the CSS Profile and net price.
- An AI-written financial aid strategy based on their own numbers.
Division ranges are general estimates, not promises — every program sets its own bar. The aid plan is AI-generated guidance, not financial advice.
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Copy any of these as-is. The links include a tag so we can see that swim clubs are sending families — that's the only tracking involved.
Email to your swim families
Paste into a club newsletter or team email.
Subject: A free college planning tool for our swim families Hi everyone, A few of you have asked how the college recruiting and financial aid side of swimming actually works — the June 15 contact rules, how scholarships get split, what a school really costs after aid. I found a free tool built by swim parents called Lane3. You put in your swimmer's best times and grad year, and it shows where those times line up across D1/D2/D3/NAIA, what to do next on the recruiting calendar, and how the money works. There's also a free 60-second times calculator if you just want a quick read: https://trylane3.com/fit?ref=club-email It's free, it isn't a recruiting service, and nobody calls you. — Coach
Short text / group chat message
For team GroupMe, WhatsApp or Facebook groups.
Free tool for the college side of swimming — put in best times and grad year, see where you fit across D1/D2/D3/NAIA plus the recruiting timeline and how aid works: https://trylane3.com/fit?ref=team-chat (built by swim parents, no cost, no sales calls)
Meet-day / parent-meeting blurb
Read it out or print it on a half sheet with a QR code to the same link.
If you have a swimmer in 9th grade or older and you have not started the college conversation yet, there's a free planning tool called Lane3 at trylane3.com. It takes about three minutes: you add best times and graduation year, and it shows where those times sit across the divisions, what's due next on the NCAA calendar, and what schools actually cost after aid. It's free and it's not a recruiting service.
Want to talk first?
Email hello@trylane3.com and tell us your club and how many families you'd be sharing with. We'll answer honestly about what Lane3 does and does not do yet.