Via FSU sports information:
The 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships opened on Tuesday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center with Florida State diver Samantha Vear finishing in sixth place in the women’s 3-meter springboard with a total of 320.70.
After qualifying eighth out of prelims, Vear was first in the dive order for every round.
Vear got out to a hot start climbing to third place after the second round, scoring 65.10 on her toughest dive behind marks of 7.0, which was a front 3 ½ somersault pike. In prelims, the dive was her lone miss of the round.
After missing her third-round dive, Vear quickly bounced back by scoring 57 points in the fourth round, putting her back in the mix in seventh. The Conroe, Texas, native, added 58.50 on her inward 2 ½ somersault pike in the fifth round, but still sat in seventh.
In the sixth and final round, Vear moved up one spot behind a 54-point scoring twister, scoring 320.70 for sixth place in her first appearance at the ACC Championships.
Vear had to work her way up the leaderboard in prelims after sitting in 17th place early. In the fifth round, she scored 54 points on her inward 2 ½ somersault pike, moving her into 10th place, which was just outside of the final. She saved her best dive for last, scoring 55.50 points on a front 2 ½ somersault 1 twist pike for eighth place and a berth in the final, besting the ninth-place diver by just over one point at 293.05.
“Sammy did a great job today,” FSU head diving coach John Proctor said. “She’s been here three years and never been to this meet due to injuries. She stepped up and finaled in her first ACC Championships. It was a great confidence booster.”
The women’s 200 medley relay put up a season-best time at 1:36.61 behind Tania Quaglieri, Julia Mansson, Jenny Halden, and Gloria Muzito for sixth place to start the night. The swim was an NCAA provisional time.
Phoebe Griffiths, Quaglieri, Sophie Freeman and Edith Jernstedt shaved over nine seconds off their seeded time in the 800 free relay, touching at 7:10.79 for seventh place.
Quaglieri (1:48.75), Freeman (1:47.30), and Jernstedt (1:47.86) all contributed their best splits.
Griffiths led off the race with a split of 1:46.88, which was just off her personal best of 1:46.54.
Mason Herbet, Tommaso Baravelli, Adrian Aguilar, and Ian Cooper posted a 1:24.97 for eighth place in the men’s 200 medley relay.
In the 800 free relay, Peter Varjasi, Yordan Yanchev, Utku Kurtdere, and David Quirie went over 12 seconds faster than their seeded time, touching seventh at 6:17.12, which is an NCAA B standard.
Yanchev (1:33.21), Kurtdere (1:35.51), and Quirie (1:33.74), contributed personal best splits in the 200 free.
“We had some solid relays tonight,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We are coming home well. I think that’s a good look for us for the rest of the meet. We were super pumped for Sammy on the boards. That was awesome.”
The Seminoles had three scorers in the men’s 1-meter competition, led by Tazman Abramowicz in 15th (284.60), followed by Darwin Nolasco in 17th (281.40) and Jesco Helling in 21st (271.40).
Abramowicz climbed back into the top 16 after scoring 6.0-6.5’s on his final two dives, which went for totals of 58.50 and 56. Nolasco also moved up the ranks after scoring 58.50 and 54.40 on his last two dives.
Helling scored a big, 62.40 points on his fourth-round dive; a forward 2 ½ 1 twist pike that went for marks of 6.5, which moved him into scoring position. Helling closed with tallies of 49.50 and 52.70 in the final two rounds.
“The divers did a good job today,” Proctor added. “Small mistakes cost you at this level, but it’s also a comfort to know there’s nothing huge. A few tweaks here and there and they are really competitive.”
The 18th-ranked men’s team is in eighth place with a tally of 90 points after three events, while the women are in sixth with 118.
Prelims start at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday with the top 24 swimmers advancing to finals at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, women’s 1M (12:15 p.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3RUc1GO
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, women’s 1M
Watch: https://noles.co/ACC2F
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
Thursday, Feb. 16
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, men’s 3M (12:15 p.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3E5N45s
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, men’s 3M
Watch: https://noles.co/3HVmiOj
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
Friday, Feb. 17
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, women’s platform (11:30 a.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3IlZeKj
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, women’s platform, 400 medley relay
Watch: https://noles.co/3E4jjlG
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
Saturday, Feb. 18
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, men’s platform (11:45 a.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3Z47T9N
Early mile heats: 2:45 p.m.
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, men’s platform, 400 free relay
Watch: https://noles.co/3YNiPsc
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
The 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships opened on Tuesday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center with Florida State diver Samantha Vear finishing in sixth place in the women’s 3-meter springboard with a total of 320.70.
After qualifying eighth out of prelims, Vear was first in the dive order for every round.
Vear got out to a hot start climbing to third place after the second round, scoring 65.10 on her toughest dive behind marks of 7.0, which was a front 3 ½ somersault pike. In prelims, the dive was her lone miss of the round.
After missing her third-round dive, Vear quickly bounced back by scoring 57 points in the fourth round, putting her back in the mix in seventh. The Conroe, Texas, native, added 58.50 on her inward 2 ½ somersault pike in the fifth round, but still sat in seventh.
In the sixth and final round, Vear moved up one spot behind a 54-point scoring twister, scoring 320.70 for sixth place in her first appearance at the ACC Championships.
Vear had to work her way up the leaderboard in prelims after sitting in 17th place early. In the fifth round, she scored 54 points on her inward 2 ½ somersault pike, moving her into 10th place, which was just outside of the final. She saved her best dive for last, scoring 55.50 points on a front 2 ½ somersault 1 twist pike for eighth place and a berth in the final, besting the ninth-place diver by just over one point at 293.05.
“Sammy did a great job today,” FSU head diving coach John Proctor said. “She’s been here three years and never been to this meet due to injuries. She stepped up and finaled in her first ACC Championships. It was a great confidence booster.”
The women’s 200 medley relay put up a season-best time at 1:36.61 behind Tania Quaglieri, Julia Mansson, Jenny Halden, and Gloria Muzito for sixth place to start the night. The swim was an NCAA provisional time.
Phoebe Griffiths, Quaglieri, Sophie Freeman and Edith Jernstedt shaved over nine seconds off their seeded time in the 800 free relay, touching at 7:10.79 for seventh place.
Quaglieri (1:48.75), Freeman (1:47.30), and Jernstedt (1:47.86) all contributed their best splits.
Griffiths led off the race with a split of 1:46.88, which was just off her personal best of 1:46.54.
Mason Herbet, Tommaso Baravelli, Adrian Aguilar, and Ian Cooper posted a 1:24.97 for eighth place in the men’s 200 medley relay.
In the 800 free relay, Peter Varjasi, Yordan Yanchev, Utku Kurtdere, and David Quirie went over 12 seconds faster than their seeded time, touching seventh at 6:17.12, which is an NCAA B standard.
Yanchev (1:33.21), Kurtdere (1:35.51), and Quirie (1:33.74), contributed personal best splits in the 200 free.
“We had some solid relays tonight,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We are coming home well. I think that’s a good look for us for the rest of the meet. We were super pumped for Sammy on the boards. That was awesome.”
The Seminoles had three scorers in the men’s 1-meter competition, led by Tazman Abramowicz in 15th (284.60), followed by Darwin Nolasco in 17th (281.40) and Jesco Helling in 21st (271.40).
Abramowicz climbed back into the top 16 after scoring 6.0-6.5’s on his final two dives, which went for totals of 58.50 and 56. Nolasco also moved up the ranks after scoring 58.50 and 54.40 on his last two dives.
Helling scored a big, 62.40 points on his fourth-round dive; a forward 2 ½ 1 twist pike that went for marks of 6.5, which moved him into scoring position. Helling closed with tallies of 49.50 and 52.70 in the final two rounds.
“The divers did a good job today,” Proctor added. “Small mistakes cost you at this level, but it’s also a comfort to know there’s nothing huge. A few tweaks here and there and they are really competitive.”
The 18th-ranked men’s team is in eighth place with a tally of 90 points after three events, while the women are in sixth with 118.
Prelims start at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday with the top 24 swimmers advancing to finals at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, women’s 1M (12:15 p.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3RUc1GO
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, women’s 1M
Watch: https://noles.co/ACC2F
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
Thursday, Feb. 16
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, men’s 3M (12:15 p.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3E5N45s
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, men’s 3M
Watch: https://noles.co/3HVmiOj
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
Friday, Feb. 17
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, women’s platform (11:30 a.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3IlZeKj
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, women’s platform, 400 medley relay
Watch: https://noles.co/3E4jjlG
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
Saturday, Feb. 18
Prelims: 9:30 a.m.
Events: 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, men’s platform (11:45 a.m.)
Watch: https://noles.co/3Z47T9N
Early mile heats: 2:45 p.m.
Finals: 5:30 p.m.
Events: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, men’s platform, 400 free relay
Watch: https://noles.co/3YNiPsc
Live Scoring/Live Timing: http://sidearmstats.com/acc/swimming/
