Florida State University Athletics
Friday, September 26
Tallahassee, Fla.
7 PM
Florida State
vs
FSU Invite
16 Wins Open FSU Invite
9/26/2025 10:46:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State swimming and diving team began the 2025-26 season with 16 wins on the first day of the FSU Invite on Friday night at the Morcom Aquatics Center.
The Seminoles were victorious in 16 of 22 events to open the two-day meet, with four 1-2-3 finishes and another four 1-2 finishes.
Both the FSU men and women are in first place by at least 40 points at the halfway point of competition. The men (185 points) lead Purdue (120), West Virginia (101) and Tampa (80), while the women (175 points) are ahead of Rice (130) and WVU (101.5).
"We had a great first day," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "We came out and really nailed some great relays, we won all four relays which was amazing, that's huge points. Our divers were amazing, we won every board. We're excited, they leaned into the fun events and hopefully we can come back tomorrow morning and finish the job."
Sophomore Logan Robinson and freshman Martina Fanunza both won two individual events, and Fanunza added a relay victory in her collegiate debut. Sophomore Maryn McDade also won three events, one individually and two relays.
The Seminoles started the night off with a sweep in the 200 medley relay. The women took first and second place, with the A team finishing in 1:38.22 to win by nearly four seconds thanks to sophomore Alice Velden, Fanunza, McDade and senior Kiara Caamano. The men's team won behind seniors Max Wilson and Marcos Egri-Martin, sophomore Michel Arkhangelsky and senior Sam Bork with a time of 1:25:22.
In her first collegiate race, Fanunza won the 50 breaststroke in 28.78, just ahead of sophomore Amelia Marek in second place in 29.22.
Egri-Martin held on to win the 50 breaststroke in 24.37 for two early wins on the day, and sophomore Mathias Christensen took the crown in the 400 individual medley in 3:47.38.
Robinson's first victory of the day came in the 100 butterfly, leading a 1-2 finish in 46.70. His second win was in the 100 individual medley in 49.40.
The Florida State women went 1-2-3 in back-to-back events. The first was the 50 freestyle, led by McDade (22.72) and followed by freshman Antonina Biegajlo (23.45) and Caamano (23.48). One event later was the 200 breaststroke, where Fanunza (2:17.24) was followed by freshmen Caroline Agee (2:17.79) and Izzy Phifer (2:18.16).
Coming off a historic freshman year and ACC individual championship, Arkhangelsky took home his first individual event win of the year in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.54.
Senior Tommaso Baravelli was first in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.60) before Velden (53.42) and senior Sarah Evans (53.84) went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke.
Meanwhile, the divers posted 1-2-3 finishes in both events. Sophomore Evelyn Hall (282.35), freshman Brooklyn Markusson (261.15), and redshirt senior Kayleigh Clark (257.20) led the women on three-meter and sophomores Noah Turner (282.15) and Carlos Vargas (269.10), and freshman Jack Sparks (260.65) took the podium for the men.
FSU finished the night by sweeping the 100 freestyle relay. The women got it started in 41.00 behind McDade, Caamano, Evans, and Velden and the men capped it off in 35.14 thanks to Bork, Arkhangelsky, Wilson, and junior Gustav Olsson.
The second and final session of the FSU Invite will start at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday and will feature 22 events. Admission is free for all fans at the Morcom Aquatics Center.
Live results will be available at Meet Mobile. 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).
The Seminoles were victorious in 16 of 22 events to open the two-day meet, with four 1-2-3 finishes and another four 1-2 finishes.
Both the FSU men and women are in first place by at least 40 points at the halfway point of competition. The men (185 points) lead Purdue (120), West Virginia (101) and Tampa (80), while the women (175 points) are ahead of Rice (130) and WVU (101.5).
"We had a great first day," FSU head coach Neal Studd said. "We came out and really nailed some great relays, we won all four relays which was amazing, that's huge points. Our divers were amazing, we won every board. We're excited, they leaned into the fun events and hopefully we can come back tomorrow morning and finish the job."
Sophomore Logan Robinson and freshman Martina Fanunza both won two individual events, and Fanunza added a relay victory in her collegiate debut. Sophomore Maryn McDade also won three events, one individually and two relays.
The Seminoles started the night off with a sweep in the 200 medley relay. The women took first and second place, with the A team finishing in 1:38.22 to win by nearly four seconds thanks to sophomore Alice Velden, Fanunza, McDade and senior Kiara Caamano. The men's team won behind seniors Max Wilson and Marcos Egri-Martin, sophomore Michel Arkhangelsky and senior Sam Bork with a time of 1:25:22.
In her first collegiate race, Fanunza won the 50 breaststroke in 28.78, just ahead of sophomore Amelia Marek in second place in 29.22.
Egri-Martin held on to win the 50 breaststroke in 24.37 for two early wins on the day, and sophomore Mathias Christensen took the crown in the 400 individual medley in 3:47.38.
Robinson's first victory of the day came in the 100 butterfly, leading a 1-2 finish in 46.70. His second win was in the 100 individual medley in 49.40.
The Florida State women went 1-2-3 in back-to-back events. The first was the 50 freestyle, led by McDade (22.72) and followed by freshman Antonina Biegajlo (23.45) and Caamano (23.48). One event later was the 200 breaststroke, where Fanunza (2:17.24) was followed by freshmen Caroline Agee (2:17.79) and Izzy Phifer (2:18.16).
Coming off a historic freshman year and ACC individual championship, Arkhangelsky took home his first individual event win of the year in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.54.
Senior Tommaso Baravelli was first in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.60) before Velden (53.42) and senior Sarah Evans (53.84) went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke.
Meanwhile, the divers posted 1-2-3 finishes in both events. Sophomore Evelyn Hall (282.35), freshman Brooklyn Markusson (261.15), and redshirt senior Kayleigh Clark (257.20) led the women on three-meter and sophomores Noah Turner (282.15) and Carlos Vargas (269.10), and freshman Jack Sparks (260.65) took the podium for the men.
FSU finished the night by sweeping the 100 freestyle relay. The women got it started in 41.00 behind McDade, Caamano, Evans, and Velden and the men capped it off in 35.14 thanks to Bork, Arkhangelsky, Wilson, and junior Gustav Olsson.
The second and final session of the FSU Invite will start at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday and will feature 22 events. Admission is free for all fans at the Morcom Aquatics Center.
Live results will be available at Meet Mobile. 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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