Florida State University Athletics
Friday, January 24
Tallahassee, Fla.
2 PM ET
Florida State
183
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Tampa
No. 21/25 FSU Tops Tampa in Senior Day Victory
1/24/2025 7:47:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 21/25 Florida State swimming and diving team won 23 of 28 events to defeat Tampa on Senior Day at the Morcom Aquatics Center on Friday.
In the final team scores, the No. 25 FSU women triumphed by a 196-65 margin against the Spartans, ranked No. 4 in the NCAA D-II poll. The No. 21 Seminole men won 183-79 against No. 2 UT.
Florida State's women won 12 of 14 events and the men claimed victory in 11 of 14. The women claimed at least the top three spots in nine events, including showings where they swept the top five, six, seven and eight places. The men finished first and second in seven events and earned the top four and five places in another two.
Prior to the meet, the Seminoles recognized their 24 seniors as part of the team's annual Senior Day festivities. Friday afternoon marked the final home meet in 2024-25 for FSU's men, and the penultimate home competition of the campaign for the women.
"It was a great day, our seniors swam really well today, which was special," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "We had a lot of families here, a lot of people that are thankful for everything that FSU has given them, and we're thankful for what they've done for our program, so that was amazing today. I don't think anyone does Senior Day like we do, with the spears and everything.
"I am really excited about a couple of great wins today. Tampa swam really well, they had some really good swims, and hopefully they can go back-to-back national champs in Division II, and we are thankful that they came and had a great day."
Three of Florida State's individual wins came from freshman Logan Robinson. His first was in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 1:43.67 to help FSU sweep the top four places. Robinson picked up another individual victory in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.15 leading the Seminoles to a 1-2 finish. Robinson completed his victorious day with a 47.66 in the 100 butterfly to pace yet another 1-2-3-4 finish.
Juniors Tommaso Baravelli and Julia Mansson helped FSU sweep the breaststroke events, as both Seminoles won the 100 and 200 events. Baravelli won the 100 in a 53.48 and the 200 in 1:56.03 as Florida State claimed 1-2 finishes in both races. Mansson was victorious in the 100 in 1:01.28 and the 200 in 2:14.38, with the Seminoles sweeping the top four places in both contests.
Two of senior Gloria Muzito's three wins were in individual events. She took her first victory of the day in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.74, leading the Seminoles to the top five times in the event. Shortly after, the senior notched her second victory of the day in the 100 freestyle in 49.39, a win that helped Florida State sweep the first seven finishes.
Senior Edith Jernstedt led the Seminoles to their biggest win of the day, as they clinched the top eight places in the 100 butterfly. Jernstedt's time of 52.19 paced the field.
Junior Mika Heideyer took the victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.07 as the Seminoles claimed the top six spots. The men notched the first five finishes in the 100 backstroke, headlined by fifth-year Mason Herbet with a time of 46.58.
Freshman Alice Velden took first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.95, helping FSU secure first, second and third.
The Seminoles finished first and second in four individual events. Senior Maddy Huggins won the 200 individual medley in 2:02.28 while junior Julia Brzozowski won the 1,000 freestyle in 10:01.88. A pair of freshmen joined them, Michel Arkhangelskiy in the 200 backstroke in 1:40.50 and Mathias Christensen in the 200 individual medley in 1:46.74.
Individual wins also were recorded by fifth-year Yordan Yanchev with a 1:34.83 in the 200 freestyle and sophomore Maysa Ratiu in the 500 freestyle in 4:55.16.
In relay events, the Florida State women went 1-2-3 in both events while the men posted 1-2 finishes in each race. The women opened with a 1:37.95 in the 200 medley relay thanks to Jernstedt, Huggins, graduate student Jenny Halden and Muzito. They capped the meet with a 1:31.87 in the 200 freestyle relay courtesy of freshmen Maryn McDade, Nika Steigerwald, junior Kiara Caamano and freshman Mary Leigh Hardman.
The men opened the meet with the 200 medley relay in 1:25.12 via Herbet, Baravelli, Arkhangelskiy and junior Sam Bork. To finish the day, Bork, Arkhangelskiy, seniors Arijus Pavlidi and Jokubas Keblys won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:18.55.
Up next, Florida State hosts in-state rival Miami on Monday, January 27, at 2 p.m. at the Morcom Aquatics Center. FSU's women's team and men's divers will take to the pool against the Hurricanes. The Seminoles' complete schedule can be found at Seminoles.com (Men | Women).
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
In the final team scores, the No. 25 FSU women triumphed by a 196-65 margin against the Spartans, ranked No. 4 in the NCAA D-II poll. The No. 21 Seminole men won 183-79 against No. 2 UT.
Florida State's women won 12 of 14 events and the men claimed victory in 11 of 14. The women claimed at least the top three spots in nine events, including showings where they swept the top five, six, seven and eight places. The men finished first and second in seven events and earned the top four and five places in another two.
Prior to the meet, the Seminoles recognized their 24 seniors as part of the team's annual Senior Day festivities. Friday afternoon marked the final home meet in 2024-25 for FSU's men, and the penultimate home competition of the campaign for the women.
"It was a great day, our seniors swam really well today, which was special," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "We had a lot of families here, a lot of people that are thankful for everything that FSU has given them, and we're thankful for what they've done for our program, so that was amazing today. I don't think anyone does Senior Day like we do, with the spears and everything.
"I am really excited about a couple of great wins today. Tampa swam really well, they had some really good swims, and hopefully they can go back-to-back national champs in Division II, and we are thankful that they came and had a great day."
Three of Florida State's individual wins came from freshman Logan Robinson. His first was in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 1:43.67 to help FSU sweep the top four places. Robinson picked up another individual victory in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.15 leading the Seminoles to a 1-2 finish. Robinson completed his victorious day with a 47.66 in the 100 butterfly to pace yet another 1-2-3-4 finish.
Juniors Tommaso Baravelli and Julia Mansson helped FSU sweep the breaststroke events, as both Seminoles won the 100 and 200 events. Baravelli won the 100 in a 53.48 and the 200 in 1:56.03 as Florida State claimed 1-2 finishes in both races. Mansson was victorious in the 100 in 1:01.28 and the 200 in 2:14.38, with the Seminoles sweeping the top four places in both contests.
Two of senior Gloria Muzito's three wins were in individual events. She took her first victory of the day in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.74, leading the Seminoles to the top five times in the event. Shortly after, the senior notched her second victory of the day in the 100 freestyle in 49.39, a win that helped Florida State sweep the first seven finishes.
Senior Edith Jernstedt led the Seminoles to their biggest win of the day, as they clinched the top eight places in the 100 butterfly. Jernstedt's time of 52.19 paced the field.
Junior Mika Heideyer took the victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.07 as the Seminoles claimed the top six spots. The men notched the first five finishes in the 100 backstroke, headlined by fifth-year Mason Herbet with a time of 46.58.
Freshman Alice Velden took first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.95, helping FSU secure first, second and third.
The Seminoles finished first and second in four individual events. Senior Maddy Huggins won the 200 individual medley in 2:02.28 while junior Julia Brzozowski won the 1,000 freestyle in 10:01.88. A pair of freshmen joined them, Michel Arkhangelskiy in the 200 backstroke in 1:40.50 and Mathias Christensen in the 200 individual medley in 1:46.74.
Individual wins also were recorded by fifth-year Yordan Yanchev with a 1:34.83 in the 200 freestyle and sophomore Maysa Ratiu in the 500 freestyle in 4:55.16.
In relay events, the Florida State women went 1-2-3 in both events while the men posted 1-2 finishes in each race. The women opened with a 1:37.95 in the 200 medley relay thanks to Jernstedt, Huggins, graduate student Jenny Halden and Muzito. They capped the meet with a 1:31.87 in the 200 freestyle relay courtesy of freshmen Maryn McDade, Nika Steigerwald, junior Kiara Caamano and freshman Mary Leigh Hardman.
The men opened the meet with the 200 medley relay in 1:25.12 via Herbet, Baravelli, Arkhangelskiy and junior Sam Bork. To finish the day, Bork, Arkhangelskiy, seniors Arijus Pavlidi and Jokubas Keblys won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:18.55.
Up next, Florida State hosts in-state rival Miami on Monday, January 27, at 2 p.m. at the Morcom Aquatics Center. FSU's women's team and men's divers will take to the pool against the Hurricanes. The Seminoles' complete schedule can be found at Seminoles.com (Men | Women).
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
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