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Thursday, November 20
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FSU Continues Record-Breaking Streak in Athens
11/20/2025 10:08:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
ATHENS, Ga. – Another school record was broken as the No. 16/NR Florida State swimming and diving team continued competition at the Georgia Invitational on Thursday.
As senior Max Wilson notched the team's fourth program record of the week, the Seminoles registered 14 top-five finishes and posted four top-10 times in program history on day three of the four-day meet. Five divers also reached the top-eight championship rounds.
"It was another great day for us," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "I'm excited to see another school record go down with Max Wilson. He's been working really hard and doing great things every day. The men now have four NCAA relay A cuts, which we're super excited about. The divers are also doing great things, and across the board, I'm just excited to be ahead of a couple of big SEC teams on the men's side and excited to see how we can close it out tomorrow."
In the team standings, the No. 16-ranked FSU men are in third place with 486.5 points, ahead of No. 13 LSU (372.5), No. 14 Alabama (325) and Georgia Tech (203), while No. 4 Florida (605) and No. 8 Georgia (526) are in first and second. The women are in fifth place (294.5 points) behind four top-20 teams and ahead of Georgia Tech (193).
Wilson set his Florida State record in the 100 backstroke, placing second in the final with a NCAA-standard time of 44.43.
Wilson also led off the men's 400 medley relay, followed by senior Tommaso Baravelli and sophomores Michel Arkhangelsky and Logan Robinson. The squad finished second in 3:02.52, the second-fastest time in FSU history.
On the women's side, the 400 medley relay of sophomore Alice Velden, seniors Julia Mansson and Sophie Freeman and sophomore Maryn McDade finished sixth in 3:32.65, the sixth-best time in program history.
Velden placed fourth in the 100 backstroke with an NCAA-qualifying mark of 52.40, and Mansson earned an NCAA-standard 2:10.50 in the 200 breaststroke.
McDade improved her personal best and moved up a spot to No. 3 on FSU's top-10 list in the 50 freestyle with an NCAA-qualifying time of 22.23.
On springboard for the men, sophomore Noah Turner achieved a personal best of 338.75 on 1-meter to place third, fellow sophomore Hayden Schroeder finished fifth (326.10) and junior Jack Bessire placed eighth (273.95).
For the women on 1-meter, redshirt senior Kayleigh Clark improved two spots to finish third (309.00) and sophomore Evelyn Hall was fifth (268.90).
Other notable swims included senior Sam Bork, fifth in the 50 freestyle with an NCAA-qualifying 19.37, and sophomore Lleyton Arnold, second in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA cut time of 1:54.50.
The meet will wrap up on Friday, with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and finals at 5:00 p.m. Along with host No. 8/18 Georgia, FSU is facing off against No. 14/16 Alabama, No. 4/7 Florida, Georgia Tech and No. 13/11 LSU.
As the meet concludes on Friday, competition will be streamed live on SECN+ (Swimming Prelims | Swimming Finals | Diving Prelims/Finals). Live results will be available at Meet Mobile and Dive Meets. Direct links and live updates from the pool can be found by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
As senior Max Wilson notched the team's fourth program record of the week, the Seminoles registered 14 top-five finishes and posted four top-10 times in program history on day three of the four-day meet. Five divers also reached the top-eight championship rounds.
"It was another great day for us," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "I'm excited to see another school record go down with Max Wilson. He's been working really hard and doing great things every day. The men now have four NCAA relay A cuts, which we're super excited about. The divers are also doing great things, and across the board, I'm just excited to be ahead of a couple of big SEC teams on the men's side and excited to see how we can close it out tomorrow."
In the team standings, the No. 16-ranked FSU men are in third place with 486.5 points, ahead of No. 13 LSU (372.5), No. 14 Alabama (325) and Georgia Tech (203), while No. 4 Florida (605) and No. 8 Georgia (526) are in first and second. The women are in fifth place (294.5 points) behind four top-20 teams and ahead of Georgia Tech (193).
Wilson set his Florida State record in the 100 backstroke, placing second in the final with a NCAA-standard time of 44.43.
Wilson also led off the men's 400 medley relay, followed by senior Tommaso Baravelli and sophomores Michel Arkhangelsky and Logan Robinson. The squad finished second in 3:02.52, the second-fastest time in FSU history.
On the women's side, the 400 medley relay of sophomore Alice Velden, seniors Julia Mansson and Sophie Freeman and sophomore Maryn McDade finished sixth in 3:32.65, the sixth-best time in program history.
Velden placed fourth in the 100 backstroke with an NCAA-qualifying mark of 52.40, and Mansson earned an NCAA-standard 2:10.50 in the 200 breaststroke.
McDade improved her personal best and moved up a spot to No. 3 on FSU's top-10 list in the 50 freestyle with an NCAA-qualifying time of 22.23.
On springboard for the men, sophomore Noah Turner achieved a personal best of 338.75 on 1-meter to place third, fellow sophomore Hayden Schroeder finished fifth (326.10) and junior Jack Bessire placed eighth (273.95).
For the women on 1-meter, redshirt senior Kayleigh Clark improved two spots to finish third (309.00) and sophomore Evelyn Hall was fifth (268.90).
Other notable swims included senior Sam Bork, fifth in the 50 freestyle with an NCAA-qualifying 19.37, and sophomore Lleyton Arnold, second in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA cut time of 1:54.50.
The meet will wrap up on Friday, with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and finals at 5:00 p.m. Along with host No. 8/18 Georgia, FSU is facing off against No. 14/16 Alabama, No. 4/7 Florida, Georgia Tech and No. 13/11 LSU.
As the meet concludes on Friday, competition will be streamed live on SECN+ (Swimming Prelims | Swimming Finals | Diving Prelims/Finals). Live results will be available at Meet Mobile and Dive Meets. Direct links and live updates from the pool can be found by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
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