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Three top-eight podium finishes for the No. 18/25 Florida State swimming and diving team highlighted the fifth and final day of the 2025 ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday.
Senior Maddy Huggins and redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark advanced to the finals in the 200 breaststroke and platform, respectively. Joining them on the podium on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatics Center was the men’s 400 freestyle relay.
The Seminoles totaled 21 top-eight finishes at the five-day conference championships. At his first ACC meet, freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy won gold in the 100 backstroke and silver in the 100 butterfly, and FSU also was the runner-up in the 100 medley relay.
In the final team standings, both the FSU men and women finished seventh overall, with 639 men’s points and 467 women’s points. The 15-team field in both competitions featured nine top-25 men’s programs and seven nationally-ranked women’s teams. Virginia, ranked No. 1 in the latest national poll, won the women’s team title with 1,451.5 points. No. 3 Cal claimed the men’s title with 1,271.5 points.
“We finished off an incredible week with three more school records, including another relay record, to finish the meet strong,” FSU coach Neal Studd said. “This was a special week with a very special group of athletes. I could not have asked for more from them. We are so proud of everything we have achieved and we’re excited to continue our momentum at the NCAA Championships next month.”
The final event of the day was the 400 freestyle relay, where Florida State was fifth in 2:47.91. The NCAA A qualifying time was achieved by Arkhangelskiy, sophomore Gustav Olsson, fifth-year Mason Herbet and junior Max Wilson. Arkhangelskiy’s leadoff swim of 41.68 gave him his fourth school record of a memorable debut championships.
The first top-eight finish of day five came from Huggins in the 200 breaststroke, where she was seventh overall with a time of 2:08.94. That was just shy of her A finals-qualifying mark of 2:08.30 from prelims earlier in the day.
On platform, Clark was eighth with a score of 250.80. She reached the finals after an impressive prelims performance of 318.30 points.
Finishing ninth was Arkhangelskiy in the 200 backstroke, where he touched the wall in 1:38.50 to finish atop the consolation final field. It was an FSU record by almost two seconds.
Junior Tommaso Baravelli dropped almost one second from his prelims swim in the 200 breaststroke and notched a finals time of 1:53.58 to finish 11th overall.
Senior Isabel Gregersen and freshman Evelyn Hall also scored points on platform, as Gregersen was 11th with 265.60 points and Hall placed 23rd with 209.30 points.
The 100 freestyle brought points for Wilson, who placed 14th with a time of 42.53.
Junior Julia Brzozowski took 14th in the mile with a lifetime best and the sixth-fastest time in program history, as she swam a 16:24.82. Junior Julia Mansson carried the momentum to place 16th overall in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:11.13, just under half a second off of her prelim mark.
Sophomore Andrew Rich and freshman Lleyton Arnold both earned times that rank No. 3 in FSU history. Rich finished 18th overall in the 200 backstroke with a mark of 1:40.70 and Arnold was 17th in the 200 breaststroke in 1:54.18.
Senior Arijus Pavlidi also scored in the 200 backstroke, coming in 24th with a time of 1:42.98. In the 100 freestyle, Herbet was 20th with a 42.77 and Gustav Olsson was 23rd in 42.90.
On Tuesday’s first day, FSU set two school records and notched four top-eight podium finishes. The men’s 200 medley relay claimed silver and fifth-place showings were earned by senior Samantha Vear and the men’s 800 freestyle relay. The women’s 200 medley relay joined them on the podium with a sixth-place finish and several divers joined Vear in earning points for the Seminoles.
On Wednesday, Florida State earned two top-eight podium finishes and posted five top-10 performances in school history, three of them in individual events. The men’s 200 freestyle relay was fifth and junior Sam Bork placed sixth in the 50 freestyle.
On Thursday, Arkhangelskiy won his second silver medal in the 100 butterfly. FSU added a pair of top-eight finishes on women’s 3-meter, while Arkhangelskiy was one of two Seminoles with a school record.
On Friday, Arkhangelskiy won gold in the 100 butterfly as the Seminoles earned seven top-eight podium finishes. FSU posted eight top-10 times in school history, with four program records.
Three top-eight podium finishes for the No. 18/25 Florida State swimming and diving team highlighted the fifth and final day of the 2025 ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday.
Senior Maddy Huggins and redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark advanced to the finals in the 200 breaststroke and platform, respectively. Joining them on the podium on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatics Center was the men’s 400 freestyle relay.
The Seminoles totaled 21 top-eight finishes at the five-day conference championships. At his first ACC meet, freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy won gold in the 100 backstroke and silver in the 100 butterfly, and FSU also was the runner-up in the 100 medley relay.
In the final team standings, both the FSU men and women finished seventh overall, with 639 men’s points and 467 women’s points. The 15-team field in both competitions featured nine top-25 men’s programs and seven nationally-ranked women’s teams. Virginia, ranked No. 1 in the latest national poll, won the women’s team title with 1,451.5 points. No. 3 Cal claimed the men’s title with 1,271.5 points.
“We finished off an incredible week with three more school records, including another relay record, to finish the meet strong,” FSU coach Neal Studd said. “This was a special week with a very special group of athletes. I could not have asked for more from them. We are so proud of everything we have achieved and we’re excited to continue our momentum at the NCAA Championships next month.”
The final event of the day was the 400 freestyle relay, where Florida State was fifth in 2:47.91. The NCAA A qualifying time was achieved by Arkhangelskiy, sophomore Gustav Olsson, fifth-year Mason Herbet and junior Max Wilson. Arkhangelskiy’s leadoff swim of 41.68 gave him his fourth school record of a memorable debut championships.
The first top-eight finish of day five came from Huggins in the 200 breaststroke, where she was seventh overall with a time of 2:08.94. That was just shy of her A finals-qualifying mark of 2:08.30 from prelims earlier in the day.
On platform, Clark was eighth with a score of 250.80. She reached the finals after an impressive prelims performance of 318.30 points.
Finishing ninth was Arkhangelskiy in the 200 backstroke, where he touched the wall in 1:38.50 to finish atop the consolation final field. It was an FSU record by almost two seconds.
Junior Tommaso Baravelli dropped almost one second from his prelims swim in the 200 breaststroke and notched a finals time of 1:53.58 to finish 11th overall.
Senior Isabel Gregersen and freshman Evelyn Hall also scored points on platform, as Gregersen was 11th with 265.60 points and Hall placed 23rd with 209.30 points.
The 100 freestyle brought points for Wilson, who placed 14th with a time of 42.53.
Junior Julia Brzozowski took 14th in the mile with a lifetime best and the sixth-fastest time in program history, as she swam a 16:24.82. Junior Julia Mansson carried the momentum to place 16th overall in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:11.13, just under half a second off of her prelim mark.
Sophomore Andrew Rich and freshman Lleyton Arnold both earned times that rank No. 3 in FSU history. Rich finished 18th overall in the 200 backstroke with a mark of 1:40.70 and Arnold was 17th in the 200 breaststroke in 1:54.18.
Senior Arijus Pavlidi also scored in the 200 backstroke, coming in 24th with a time of 1:42.98. In the 100 freestyle, Herbet was 20th with a 42.77 and Gustav Olsson was 23rd in 42.90.
On Tuesday’s first day, FSU set two school records and notched four top-eight podium finishes. The men’s 200 medley relay claimed silver and fifth-place showings were earned by senior Samantha Vear and the men’s 800 freestyle relay. The women’s 200 medley relay joined them on the podium with a sixth-place finish and several divers joined Vear in earning points for the Seminoles.
On Wednesday, Florida State earned two top-eight podium finishes and posted five top-10 performances in school history, three of them in individual events. The men’s 200 freestyle relay was fifth and junior Sam Bork placed sixth in the 50 freestyle.
On Thursday, Arkhangelskiy won his second silver medal in the 100 butterfly. FSU added a pair of top-eight finishes on women’s 3-meter, while Arkhangelskiy was one of two Seminoles with a school record.
On Friday, Arkhangelskiy won gold in the 100 butterfly as the Seminoles earned seven top-eight podium finishes. FSU posted eight top-10 times in school history, with four program records.
