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Sunday, November 24
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FSU Breaks Two More Records to Cap Big Weekend in Atlanta
11/24/2024 11:45:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
ATLANTA – The No. 24/RV Florida State swimming and diving team concluded a strong weekend at the Georgia Tech Invitational with two more school records and another NCAA A qualifying time on Sunday in Atlanta.
Junior Tommaso Baravelli topped his own record in the 200 yard breaststroke and freshman Logan Robinson bested his own mark atop the 200 butterfly top-10 list on the final day of the three-day meet at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center. Baravelli and Robinson won their respective finals, as did senior Maddy Huggins and the men's 400 freestyle relay.
The Seminoles' 400 freestyle relay win came win an NCAA A mark. FSU earned 11 top-three finishes with 10 top-10 times in school history on Sunday.
In total over the three days, Florida State won 11 events and finished in the top three 34 times against a highly-competitive field that featured six top-25 teams. The Seminoles broke six school records and set 37 top-10 times in school history. Five NCAA A times were achieved, along with numerous NCAA B cuts.
"This was an outstanding mid-season meet that has surpassed our expectations," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "Today it was two more school records and another NCAA A relay cut. Several individuals just hit last year's invited times for the NCAA Championships, so I just couldn't be happier. It was a special team moment when we won the last relay to overtake Auburn in the team race. My staff and I are so proud of our team."
In the final team standings, the No. 24-ranked FSU men placed second with 1,252 points. They beat No. 15 Auburn (1,245 points) and No. 19 Georgia Tech (1,004). No. 17 Michigan won the men's competition with 1,418 points. Florida State's women, receiving votes in the latest poll, finished third with 1,005.5 points. No. 11 Michigan claimed the win (1,475), followed by No. 18 Auburn (1,374.5). ACC foe Georgia Tech was fourth (958 points).
Baravelli originally broke the school record in the 200 breaststroke in 2023, but he improved his time at the top of the list with a mark of 1:53.09 in Sunday morning's prelims. It was an improvement by 0.09 seconds. In the evening's final, Baravelli picked up the victory with a time of 1:54.23 and bested freshman teammate Lleyton Arnold, who was second in 1:55.31. Arnold stamped his name at No. 5 in the record books, while Mathias Christensen, who was fifth in 1:56.37, moved up to No. 7 all-time. All three Seminoles collected NCAA B cuts in the event.
Robinson also broke his own program record, but his was a record that stood for just two days, after he originally set it in a time trial on Friday. In Sunday night's final, Robinson swam the 200 butterfly in 1:41.04 to win the event. Sunday's swim was 0.46 seconds faster than his performance on Friday, with both registering as NCAA B marks.
Florida State finished a strong weekend with a bang, courtesy of an NCAA A cut in the men's 400 freestyle relay. Junior Sam Bork, fifth year Mason Herbert, junior Max Wilson and fifth year Yordan Yanchev finished in 2:49.33 to win the final by 0.85 seconds. The time ranks No. 3 in school history and is the team's fastest since 2019.
Huggins led a one-two finish in the 200 breaststroke. Already the FSU record holder earlier this season, Huggins was victorious in 2:09.30. She finished ahead of junior teammate Julia Mansson, who was second in 2:11.42 to earn an NCAA B time.
Bork added a runner-up finish and record book time individually in the 100 freestyle. His 42.31 was second in the final and fourth-fastest in school history after he entered the top-10 charts at No. 9 in the prelims. Wilson (42.43, No. 6 all-time) and sophomore Gustav Olsson (42.73, No. 9 all-time) also notched prelim times that now rank among the 10 fastest in program history. Bork, Olsson and Wilson all picked up B qualifying marks in the prelim or final.
In the first platform competition of the season, the Florida State divers earned two second place finishes on Sunday. Redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark paced the women with a final score of 281.80, while freshman Hayden Schroeder led the men with 329.10 points.
Sunday's prelims and finals began with the 200 backstroke, where freshman Michel Arkhangelsky entered his name in the record books for the first time. His finals time of 1:40.45 gave him a third-place finish and a spot at No. 2 in school history, after he entered the list at No. 3 in the prelims. Sophomore Andrew Rich also posted his name on the top-10 list at No. 8, with a finish of 1:42.17 in the prelims. Arkhangelsky and Rich were two of five Seminoles to record NCAA B times in the event in Sunday's final.
Senior Edith Jernstedt capped a strong weekend with a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly, as she finished in 1:56.08, an NCAA B mark.
Additionally, junior Julia Brzozowski added an NCAA B time of her own in the mile, with a time of 16:37.69.
On day two in Atlanta, on Saturday, Wilson improved his program-record time in the 100 yard backstroke and the women's 200 medley relay swam an NCAA A qualifying time to stamp their name at No. 1 on FSU's top-10 list. The men's 200 medley relay also achieved an NCAA A cut on Saturday. The Seminoles registered 18 top-10 times in school history and totaled 14 top-three finishes.
On Friday to begin the three-day competition, Robinson set the FSU record in the 200 yard butterfly and the women's 400 medley relay posted the best time in program history as a total of nine top-10 times in the record books were achieved. The Seminoles notched nine top-three finishes, with three victories.
This weekend's invitational marked the final team event of the 2024 calendar year for the Seminoles. They will be back at the Morcom Aquatics Center in January, 2025.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
Junior Tommaso Baravelli topped his own record in the 200 yard breaststroke and freshman Logan Robinson bested his own mark atop the 200 butterfly top-10 list on the final day of the three-day meet at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center. Baravelli and Robinson won their respective finals, as did senior Maddy Huggins and the men's 400 freestyle relay.
The Seminoles' 400 freestyle relay win came win an NCAA A mark. FSU earned 11 top-three finishes with 10 top-10 times in school history on Sunday.
In total over the three days, Florida State won 11 events and finished in the top three 34 times against a highly-competitive field that featured six top-25 teams. The Seminoles broke six school records and set 37 top-10 times in school history. Five NCAA A times were achieved, along with numerous NCAA B cuts.
"This was an outstanding mid-season meet that has surpassed our expectations," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "Today it was two more school records and another NCAA A relay cut. Several individuals just hit last year's invited times for the NCAA Championships, so I just couldn't be happier. It was a special team moment when we won the last relay to overtake Auburn in the team race. My staff and I are so proud of our team."
In the final team standings, the No. 24-ranked FSU men placed second with 1,252 points. They beat No. 15 Auburn (1,245 points) and No. 19 Georgia Tech (1,004). No. 17 Michigan won the men's competition with 1,418 points. Florida State's women, receiving votes in the latest poll, finished third with 1,005.5 points. No. 11 Michigan claimed the win (1,475), followed by No. 18 Auburn (1,374.5). ACC foe Georgia Tech was fourth (958 points).
Baravelli originally broke the school record in the 200 breaststroke in 2023, but he improved his time at the top of the list with a mark of 1:53.09 in Sunday morning's prelims. It was an improvement by 0.09 seconds. In the evening's final, Baravelli picked up the victory with a time of 1:54.23 and bested freshman teammate Lleyton Arnold, who was second in 1:55.31. Arnold stamped his name at No. 5 in the record books, while Mathias Christensen, who was fifth in 1:56.37, moved up to No. 7 all-time. All three Seminoles collected NCAA B cuts in the event.
Robinson also broke his own program record, but his was a record that stood for just two days, after he originally set it in a time trial on Friday. In Sunday night's final, Robinson swam the 200 butterfly in 1:41.04 to win the event. Sunday's swim was 0.46 seconds faster than his performance on Friday, with both registering as NCAA B marks.
Florida State finished a strong weekend with a bang, courtesy of an NCAA A cut in the men's 400 freestyle relay. Junior Sam Bork, fifth year Mason Herbert, junior Max Wilson and fifth year Yordan Yanchev finished in 2:49.33 to win the final by 0.85 seconds. The time ranks No. 3 in school history and is the team's fastest since 2019.
Huggins led a one-two finish in the 200 breaststroke. Already the FSU record holder earlier this season, Huggins was victorious in 2:09.30. She finished ahead of junior teammate Julia Mansson, who was second in 2:11.42 to earn an NCAA B time.
Bork added a runner-up finish and record book time individually in the 100 freestyle. His 42.31 was second in the final and fourth-fastest in school history after he entered the top-10 charts at No. 9 in the prelims. Wilson (42.43, No. 6 all-time) and sophomore Gustav Olsson (42.73, No. 9 all-time) also notched prelim times that now rank among the 10 fastest in program history. Bork, Olsson and Wilson all picked up B qualifying marks in the prelim or final.
In the first platform competition of the season, the Florida State divers earned two second place finishes on Sunday. Redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark paced the women with a final score of 281.80, while freshman Hayden Schroeder led the men with 329.10 points.
Sunday's prelims and finals began with the 200 backstroke, where freshman Michel Arkhangelsky entered his name in the record books for the first time. His finals time of 1:40.45 gave him a third-place finish and a spot at No. 2 in school history, after he entered the list at No. 3 in the prelims. Sophomore Andrew Rich also posted his name on the top-10 list at No. 8, with a finish of 1:42.17 in the prelims. Arkhangelsky and Rich were two of five Seminoles to record NCAA B times in the event in Sunday's final.
Senior Edith Jernstedt capped a strong weekend with a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly, as she finished in 1:56.08, an NCAA B mark.
Additionally, junior Julia Brzozowski added an NCAA B time of her own in the mile, with a time of 16:37.69.
On day two in Atlanta, on Saturday, Wilson improved his program-record time in the 100 yard backstroke and the women's 200 medley relay swam an NCAA A qualifying time to stamp their name at No. 1 on FSU's top-10 list. The men's 200 medley relay also achieved an NCAA A cut on Saturday. The Seminoles registered 18 top-10 times in school history and totaled 14 top-three finishes.
On Friday to begin the three-day competition, Robinson set the FSU record in the 200 yard butterfly and the women's 400 medley relay posted the best time in program history as a total of nine top-10 times in the record books were achieved. The Seminoles notched nine top-three finishes, with three victories.
This weekend's invitational marked the final team event of the 2024 calendar year for the Seminoles. They will be back at the Morcom Aquatics Center in January, 2025.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
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