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A record-breaking, silver-medal-winning 200 medley relay for the No. 18/25 Florida State swimming and diving team was the standout moment of the first day of the ACC Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday.
On the first day of the five-day conference championship meet, 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.
”It was just an amazing day,” FSU coach Neal Studd said. “All four relays were incredible. Obviously, the men nearly winning the whole thing in the 200 medley was special, beating all the original members of the ACC and just getting edged out by Cal. Breaking two school records today was great. I am so proud of these two teams and I’m excited to see what we can do riding this momentum.”
The men’s 200 medley relay was the ACC runners-up with a school record time thanks to fifth-year Mason Herbet, junior Tommaso Baravelli, freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy and junior Sam Bork. With a finish of 1:21.98, the team also earned an NCAA A cut and bested the previous program record by more than one second.
The record-breaking didn’t stop there, as the men crushed the 800 freestyle relay program record by more than five seconds with a time of 6:12.68. Led by fifth-year Yordan Yanchev, junior Utku Kurtdere, sophomore Gustav Olsson and freshman Logan Robinson, the Seminoles notched another NCAA A cut and a fifth-place overall finish in the conference.
In the first event of the day, and one of two individual events on Tuesday, Vear placed fifth overall in the women’s 1-meter springboard final with a score of 303.00. Vear improved her score from the morning’s prelims by five points.
The women also made their marks with a strong 200 medley relay to place sixth courtesy of freshman Alice Velden, senior Maddy Huggins, graduate student Jenny Halden and senior Gloria Muzito. The Seminoles touched the wall with a time of 1:35.27.
Additional point-scorers on 1-meter were redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark in 18th, senior Isabel Gregersen right behind her in 19th and freshman Evelyn Hall in 21st. Three freshmen men also contributed points on 3-meter with Hayden Schroeder finishing 10th, Carlos Vargas 18th and Noah Turner 24th.
Florida State will return to the pool on Wednesday, February 19 to compete in prelims of the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle at 9:30 a.m. ET, and men’s 1-meter at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday’s finals session, starting at 5:30 p.m., will include the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle and men’s 1-meter. The meet will continue through Saturday, February 22.
All prelims and finals sessions will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, while live results are available for swimming and diving. Additional information about the ACC Championships, including the complete schedule, can be found at TheACC.com.
Wednesday, February 19
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free
11:45 a.m. – Prelims: men’s 1-meter
Watch Prelims Day 2
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, men’s 1-meter
Watch Finals Day 2
Thursday, February 20
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free
11:45 a.m. – Prelims: women’s 3-meter
Watch Prelims Day 3
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, women’s 3-meter
Watch Finals Day 3
Friday, February 21
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast
12 p.m. – Prelims: men’s platform
Watch Prelims Day 4
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, men’s platform, 400 medley relay
Watch Finals Day 4
Saturday, February 22
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast
11:45 a.m. – Prelims: women’s platform
1:30 p.m. – 1650 free early heats
Watch Prelims Day 5
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, women’s platform, 400 free relay
Watch Finals Day 5
A record-breaking, silver-medal-winning 200 medley relay for the No. 18/25 Florida State swimming and diving team was the standout moment of the first day of the ACC Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday.
On the first day of the five-day conference championship meet, 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.
”It was just an amazing day,” FSU coach Neal Studd said. “All four relays were incredible. Obviously, the men nearly winning the whole thing in the 200 medley was special, beating all the original members of the ACC and just getting edged out by Cal. Breaking two school records today was great. I am so proud of these two teams and I’m excited to see what we can do riding this momentum.”
The men’s 200 medley relay was the ACC runners-up with a school record time thanks to fifth-year Mason Herbet, junior Tommaso Baravelli, freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy and junior Sam Bork. With a finish of 1:21.98, the team also earned an NCAA A cut and bested the previous program record by more than one second.
The record-breaking didn’t stop there, as the men crushed the 800 freestyle relay program record by more than five seconds with a time of 6:12.68. Led by fifth-year Yordan Yanchev, junior Utku Kurtdere, sophomore Gustav Olsson and freshman Logan Robinson, the Seminoles notched another NCAA A cut and a fifth-place overall finish in the conference.
In the first event of the day, and one of two individual events on Tuesday, Vear placed fifth overall in the women’s 1-meter springboard final with a score of 303.00. Vear improved her score from the morning’s prelims by five points.
The women also made their marks with a strong 200 medley relay to place sixth courtesy of freshman Alice Velden, senior Maddy Huggins, graduate student Jenny Halden and senior Gloria Muzito. The Seminoles touched the wall with a time of 1:35.27.
Additional point-scorers on 1-meter were redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark in 18th, senior Isabel Gregersen right behind her in 19th and freshman Evelyn Hall in 21st. Three freshmen men also contributed points on 3-meter with Hayden Schroeder finishing 10th, Carlos Vargas 18th and Noah Turner 24th.
Florida State will return to the pool on Wednesday, February 19 to compete in prelims of the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle at 9:30 a.m. ET, and men’s 1-meter at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday’s finals session, starting at 5:30 p.m., will include the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle and men’s 1-meter. The meet will continue through Saturday, February 22.
All prelims and finals sessions will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, while live results are available for swimming and diving. Additional information about the ACC Championships, including the complete schedule, can be found at TheACC.com.
Wednesday, February 19
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free
11:45 a.m. – Prelims: men’s 1-meter
Watch Prelims Day 2
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, men’s 1-meter
Watch Finals Day 2
Thursday, February 20
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free
11:45 a.m. – Prelims: women’s 3-meter
Watch Prelims Day 3
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, women’s 3-meter
Watch Finals Day 3
Friday, February 21
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast
12 p.m. – Prelims: men’s platform
Watch Prelims Day 4
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, men’s platform, 400 medley relay
Watch Finals Day 4
Saturday, February 22
9:30 a.m. – Prelims: 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast
11:45 a.m. – Prelims: women’s platform
1:30 p.m. – 1650 free early heats
Watch Prelims Day 5
5:30 p.m. – Finals: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, women’s platform, 400 free relay
Watch Finals Day 5
