Florida State University Athletics
Four Noles, Medley Relay Selected for NCAA Championships
3/1/2023 3:13:34 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Tallahassee, Fla. – Four members of the Florida State women’s swimming and diving team were selected to compete in the 2023 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships that will be held March 15-18 in Knoxville, Tenn. The Seminoles will also compete in the 200 medley relay.
Maddy Huggins, Edith Jernstedt, Julia Mansson, and Anna Metzler will compete individually, while Tania Quaglieri, Jenny Halden, and Alexandra Dicks will attend the meet as relay swimmers.
“I am really happy for these ladies that qualified,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We’re excited we get to run our top relay. We have a great shot at making the top 16. We’re looking for a fun and fast way to end the year.”
Maddy Huggins |Sophomore| Carbondale, Ill. | 200 Breast – 2:09.55
Huggins qualified for her first NCAAs after swimming a time of 2:09.55 in the 200 breast at the Bulldog Last Chance Invite last weekend, which is the third-fastest time in FSU history. She will be seeded 36th in the race and can also choose to swim the 200 IM and 100 breast.
At the ACC Championships, Huggins won the consolation heat of the 200 breast (2:10.01) and she also contributed her personal best in the 200 IM (1:59.09) for 21st place.
Edith Jernstedt | Sophomore | Vasteras, Sweden | 200 Fly – 1:55.78
Jernstedt qualified for her second NCAA meet after she finished seventh in the 200 fly behind a personal best of 1:55.78 in the 200 fly at the ACC Championships. She will be seeded 33rd in the race. Jernstedt is also able to swim the 200 IM (1:57.64) and 100 fly (52.54).
Jernstedt is a 2022 Swedish National Champion and she is also the second-fastest swimmer in the 200 fly and 200 IM in FSU history.
Julia Mansson | Freshman | Orebro, Sweden| 200 Breast – 2:09.68
Mansson qualified in 38th place in the 200 breast, a time she swam against Georgia Tech early in the season. She set the Morcom Aquatics Center pool record at 2:09.68 and was named the ACC Swimmer of the Week for the Performance.
At the ACC Championships, Mansson was 11th in the 200 breast (2:10.74) and 17th in the 100 breast (1:00.70). She also helped the Noles to their fastest 200 medley relay time (1:36.37) at the Bulldog Last Chance Invite.
Mansson can also swim the 100 breast.
Anna Metzler | 5th Year| Regensburg, Germany | 400 IM – 4:10.18
Metzler qualifies for her fourth NCAAs after swimming a time of 4:10.18 in the 400 IM at the Georgia Invite in November. The swim is the second-fastest in school history and she will be seeded 27th.
At the ACC Championships, Metzler finished ninth in the 400 IM (4:10.41) and also scored in the 200 IM (1:59.29) behind a personal best swim.
Metzler joined the Seminoles for the 2022-23 season from New Hampshire following a record-setting career where was the school’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year.
The 200 medley relay turned in a season-best of 1:36.37 in a time trial at the Bulldog Last Chance Invite. The Seminoles will be seeded 19th.
Alexandra Dicks | Sophomore| Vienna, Va. | Relay Swimmer
Dicks turned in the fastest 50 free for the Seminoles this season as the lead-off swimmer in the 200 free relay at the Bulldog Last Chance Invite last weekend at 22.68.
Dicks also competed at the ACC Championships in the 50 free (22.98), 100 free (50.49) and 100 fly (56.16).
Jenny Halden | Junior| Kongsburg, Norway | – Relay Swimmer
Halden will be participating in her third NCAA meet. Halden swam the fly leg of the 200 medley relay that went a season-best at the Bulldog Last Chance Invite at 1:36.37.
Halden holds the top time in the 100 fly for the Noles this season at 52.47 and she finished 13th in the race at the ACC Championships at 52.67. Halden is also a part of the FSU record-setting 200 medley relay team from 2022 that won bronze at ACCs.
Tania Quaglieri |Senior| Nonatola, Italy | Relay Swimmer
Quaglieri will be competing at her third NCAAs. Quaglieri led off the 200 medley relay last season to a school record, grabbing bronze at the 2022 ACC Championships.
This season, Quaglieri swam a season-best in the 100 back at 52.91 at the Bulldog Last Chance Invite. She was 18th in the 100 back (53.32) at the ACC Championships this season.
The divers will look to qualify for the NCAA Championships via the NCAA Zone B Championships that will be held March 5-8, also held at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
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