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Wednesday, March 26
Federal Way, Wash.
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NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
FSU Relay Finishes Seventh to Begin NCAA Championships
3/26/2025 11:54:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The No. 19 Florida State men's swimming and diving team opened the NCAA Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 200 medley relay in Federal Way, Washington, on Wednesday night.
The Seminoles began the four-day national meet with a school record and the first top-eight finish in a men's relay event since 2019.The FSU relay team earned First Team All-America accolades with their podium finish.
"It was an amazing first night," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "The 200 medley relay was outstanding. Having an All-American relay in the first event is such a great start. The 800 relay was really good too and just outside of scoring. In 10th place as a team tonight overall is a great start. I am excited to see what else we can do this week."
Having qualified for nationals in all five relays, FSU competed in both events on day one at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center, the 200 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay.
In the 200 medley relay to begin the championships, fifth-year Mason Herbet, junior Tommaso Baravelli, freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy and junior Sam Bork broke their own school record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:21.60. The Seminoles placed seventh overall to earn a top-eight podium finish by just 0.63 seconds. While topping their previous FSU record of 1:21.98, they posted the team's first podium finish in a relay event since 2019, when Florida State was fifth in two relays and seventh in another.
The evening's second and final event was the 800 freestyle relay, where FSU was 18th in 6:13.64. Fifth-year Yordan Yanchev, junior Utku Kurtdere, sophomore Gustav Olsson and freshman Logan Robinson touched the wall less than a second away from a top-16 finish.
Competition continues on Thursday, March 27, with FSU being represented in the 200 individual medley, the 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay. Prelims begin each day at 1 p.m. ET. The top 16 finishers in every event advance to finals, earn All-America honors and score team points. Relays are timed finals and will take place during each day's finals sessions. Diving prelims begin at 3:15 p.m. ET every day, with the top eight finishers advancing to finals. The divers who finish ninth-16th will compete in a consolation final at 8:15 p.m. ET preceding the finals sessions, which start at 9 p.m. ET.
All sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live results can be found at Meet Mobile and online here, and additional championships info is available here. Direct links and live updates can be found by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Thursday, March 27
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 500 free, 200 IM (Tommaso Baravelli, Mason Herbet, Logan Robinson), 50 free (Max Wilson)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1-meter
8:15 p.m. ET – 1-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter, 200 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet, Sam Bork)
Friday, March 28
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 100 fly (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Logan Robinson), 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 100 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 3-meter trials
8:15 p.m. ET – 3-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 400 medley relay (Max Wilson, Tommaso Baravelli, Michel Arkhangelskiy, Sam Bork), 3-meter finals
Saturday, March 29
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 200 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy), 100 free (Max Wilson, Mason Herbet), 200 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 200 fly (Logan Robinson)
3 p.m. ET – Prelims: Platform diving trials (Carlos Vargas)
6:45 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1650 free
8:15 p.m. ET – Platform consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Gustav Olsson, Mason Herbet, Max Wilson)
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
The Seminoles began the four-day national meet with a school record and the first top-eight finish in a men's relay event since 2019.The FSU relay team earned First Team All-America accolades with their podium finish.
"It was an amazing first night," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "The 200 medley relay was outstanding. Having an All-American relay in the first event is such a great start. The 800 relay was really good too and just outside of scoring. In 10th place as a team tonight overall is a great start. I am excited to see what else we can do this week."
Having qualified for nationals in all five relays, FSU competed in both events on day one at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center, the 200 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay.
In the 200 medley relay to begin the championships, fifth-year Mason Herbet, junior Tommaso Baravelli, freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy and junior Sam Bork broke their own school record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:21.60. The Seminoles placed seventh overall to earn a top-eight podium finish by just 0.63 seconds. While topping their previous FSU record of 1:21.98, they posted the team's first podium finish in a relay event since 2019, when Florida State was fifth in two relays and seventh in another.
The evening's second and final event was the 800 freestyle relay, where FSU was 18th in 6:13.64. Fifth-year Yordan Yanchev, junior Utku Kurtdere, sophomore Gustav Olsson and freshman Logan Robinson touched the wall less than a second away from a top-16 finish.
Competition continues on Thursday, March 27, with FSU being represented in the 200 individual medley, the 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay. Prelims begin each day at 1 p.m. ET. The top 16 finishers in every event advance to finals, earn All-America honors and score team points. Relays are timed finals and will take place during each day's finals sessions. Diving prelims begin at 3:15 p.m. ET every day, with the top eight finishers advancing to finals. The divers who finish ninth-16th will compete in a consolation final at 8:15 p.m. ET preceding the finals sessions, which start at 9 p.m. ET.
All sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live results can be found at Meet Mobile and online here, and additional championships info is available here. Direct links and live updates can be found by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Thursday, March 27
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 500 free, 200 IM (Tommaso Baravelli, Mason Herbet, Logan Robinson), 50 free (Max Wilson)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1-meter
8:15 p.m. ET – 1-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter, 200 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet, Sam Bork)
Friday, March 28
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 100 fly (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Logan Robinson), 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 100 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 3-meter trials
8:15 p.m. ET – 3-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 400 medley relay (Max Wilson, Tommaso Baravelli, Michel Arkhangelskiy, Sam Bork), 3-meter finals
Saturday, March 29
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 200 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy), 100 free (Max Wilson, Mason Herbet), 200 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 200 fly (Logan Robinson)
3 p.m. ET – Prelims: Platform diving trials (Carlos Vargas)
6:45 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1650 free
8:15 p.m. ET – Platform consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Gustav Olsson, Mason Herbet, Max Wilson)
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
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