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The No. 22/RV Florida State swimming and diving team fell to No. 7/10 Georgia on Saturday at the Morcom Aquatic Center.
Senior Maddy Huggins tied her own school record in the 200-yard breaststroke and won three events, two individual and one relay. Graduate student Samantha Vear earned a pair of individual victories with a sweep of the diving events as FSU totaled seven wins on Saturday.
On a pleasant and sun-soaked day that marked the second weekend of competition in 2024-25, the Seminole faced their first ranked opponent of the year. The RV Florida State women (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season, as they were edged by No. 10 Georgia, 183.5-116.5. The No. 22 FSU men (0-2) lost to No. 7 UGA 218-81.
“I thought we had a great day, and obviously we ran into a really good program that swam fast and deserved to win,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We had some great individual performances again. Maddy Huggins tied the school record, and winning that first relay on the women's side was awesome. We have a lot to be really proud of. A few athletes were out with injuries, and we missed them today, but again, overall, a good day and I like the direction we're headed.”
One week after she broke the FSU record, Huggins matched it on Saturday as part of another impressive day for the senior. Huggins won the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.98 to tie her week-old record. Earlier in the day, she posted a victory by more than three seconds in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.04.
Huggins’ day began with a 200 medley relay win, as she and junior Sarah Evans, graduate student Jenny Halden and senior Gloria Muzito won in 1:37.62. The foursome touched the wall 0.34 seconds ahead of the runners-up from Georgia to open the meet.
Vear won both diving events while making her season debut. First was a win on 1-meter to lead a sweep of the top three places by Florida State, followed by a 3-meter victory to pace a 1-2 finish for FSU. Vear’s 1-meter win came with a mark of 328.40 and her 3-meter win was with a score of 345.40. Redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark was second in both diving events, with a 306.65 on 3-meter and a 283.55 on 1-meter
Junior Tommaso Baravelli won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:57.48, as he edged out a Bulldog finisher for the victory by 0.16 seconds. Baravelli’s day also included a second-place showing in the 100 breaststroke in 54.28.
Fellow junior Sam Bork earned a win in the 50 freestyle. He touched the wall in 20.04 for his first victory of the season.
Along with their wins in the 200 medley relay, Evans and Halden also notched runner-up finishes individually. Evans was second in the 100 backstroke in 54.63 and Halden swam the 100 butterfly in 54.14 to take second.
Senior Edith Jernstedt and freshman Logan Robinson also placed second in individual events on Saturday, Jernstedt in the 200 butterfly in 1:57.20 and Robinson in the 100 butterfly in 47.13.
The No. 22/RV Florida State swimming and diving team fell to No. 7/10 Georgia on Saturday at the Morcom Aquatic Center.
Senior Maddy Huggins tied her own school record in the 200-yard breaststroke and won three events, two individual and one relay. Graduate student Samantha Vear earned a pair of individual victories with a sweep of the diving events as FSU totaled seven wins on Saturday.
On a pleasant and sun-soaked day that marked the second weekend of competition in 2024-25, the Seminole faced their first ranked opponent of the year. The RV Florida State women (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season, as they were edged by No. 10 Georgia, 183.5-116.5. The No. 22 FSU men (0-2) lost to No. 7 UGA 218-81.
“I thought we had a great day, and obviously we ran into a really good program that swam fast and deserved to win,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We had some great individual performances again. Maddy Huggins tied the school record, and winning that first relay on the women's side was awesome. We have a lot to be really proud of. A few athletes were out with injuries, and we missed them today, but again, overall, a good day and I like the direction we're headed.”
One week after she broke the FSU record, Huggins matched it on Saturday as part of another impressive day for the senior. Huggins won the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.98 to tie her week-old record. Earlier in the day, she posted a victory by more than three seconds in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.04.
Huggins’ day began with a 200 medley relay win, as she and junior Sarah Evans, graduate student Jenny Halden and senior Gloria Muzito won in 1:37.62. The foursome touched the wall 0.34 seconds ahead of the runners-up from Georgia to open the meet.
Vear won both diving events while making her season debut. First was a win on 1-meter to lead a sweep of the top three places by Florida State, followed by a 3-meter victory to pace a 1-2 finish for FSU. Vear’s 1-meter win came with a mark of 328.40 and her 3-meter win was with a score of 345.40. Redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark was second in both diving events, with a 306.65 on 3-meter and a 283.55 on 1-meter
Junior Tommaso Baravelli won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:57.48, as he edged out a Bulldog finisher for the victory by 0.16 seconds. Baravelli’s day also included a second-place showing in the 100 breaststroke in 54.28.
Fellow junior Sam Bork earned a win in the 50 freestyle. He touched the wall in 20.04 for his first victory of the season.
Along with their wins in the 200 medley relay, Evans and Halden also notched runner-up finishes individually. Evans was second in the 100 backstroke in 54.63 and Halden swam the 100 butterfly in 54.14 to take second.
Senior Edith Jernstedt and freshman Logan Robinson also placed second in individual events on Saturday, Jernstedt in the 200 butterfly in 1:57.20 and Robinson in the 100 butterfly in 47.13.
