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2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Lleyton Arnold
- Position:
- Breast
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Haymarket, Va.
- High School:
- Battlefield High School
Top Times:
100 breast - 53.17
200 breast - 1:54.18
200 IM - 1:47.38
400 IM - 3:57.05
In the Record Books
Third All-Time FSU - 200 breast - 1:54.18
Sixth All-Time FSU - 100 breast - 53.17
2024-25
Opened freshman season with a sixth place finish in the 100 breast (55.52) and fifth place finish in the 200 breast (2:01.51) against Georgia Tech... finished seventh in the 100 breast (55.86), eighth in the 200 breast (2:02.85) and ninth in the 200 IM (1:57.22) against No. 7 Georgia... placed eighth in the 100 breast (55.65) at No. 20 Alabama and No. 13 LSU... went personal best times in all four of his events including a second place finish and fifth fastest time in FSU history in the 200 breast (1:55.31), sixth place finish and sixth fastest time in FSU history in the 100 breast (53.17), 21st place finish in the 400 IM (3:57.05) and a 22nd place finish in the 200 IM (1:47.97) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational... placed third in both the 100 breast (56.79) and 200 breast (2:06.58) against Villanova... finished sixth in the 200 breast (2:05.75) and seventh in the 100 breast (56.75) versus Tampa... placed sixth in both the 200 breast (2:04.27) and 400 IM (4:09.17) at No. 4 Florida... finished 17th with a personal best and NCAA B cut in the 200 breast (1:54.18), also competed in the 200 IM with a personal best (1:47.38) and the 100 breast (53.58) at the ACC Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished 2nd in the 100 breast (55.33) at VHSL State Championships 2024… finished 1st in the 200 L breast (2:15.76) and 3rd in the 100 L breast (1:03.11) at USA Swimming Futures 2023 for two US Open cuts… qualified for 2024 US Olympic Team Trials in the 200 L breast (2:14.47)… finished 41st in the 200 L breast at US Olympic Team Trials with a time of 2:15.18… Scholastic All-American… Summer Junior Nationals Qualifier in the 100 breast… Winter US Open Qualifier in the 200 breast
PERSONAL
Swam club for Nations Capital Swim Club (NCAP) and graduated from Battlefield High School
100 breast - 53.17
200 breast - 1:54.18
200 IM - 1:47.38
400 IM - 3:57.05
In the Record Books
Third All-Time FSU - 200 breast - 1:54.18
Sixth All-Time FSU - 100 breast - 53.17
2024-25
Opened freshman season with a sixth place finish in the 100 breast (55.52) and fifth place finish in the 200 breast (2:01.51) against Georgia Tech... finished seventh in the 100 breast (55.86), eighth in the 200 breast (2:02.85) and ninth in the 200 IM (1:57.22) against No. 7 Georgia... placed eighth in the 100 breast (55.65) at No. 20 Alabama and No. 13 LSU... went personal best times in all four of his events including a second place finish and fifth fastest time in FSU history in the 200 breast (1:55.31), sixth place finish and sixth fastest time in FSU history in the 100 breast (53.17), 21st place finish in the 400 IM (3:57.05) and a 22nd place finish in the 200 IM (1:47.97) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational... placed third in both the 100 breast (56.79) and 200 breast (2:06.58) against Villanova... finished sixth in the 200 breast (2:05.75) and seventh in the 100 breast (56.75) versus Tampa... placed sixth in both the 200 breast (2:04.27) and 400 IM (4:09.17) at No. 4 Florida... finished 17th with a personal best and NCAA B cut in the 200 breast (1:54.18), also competed in the 200 IM with a personal best (1:47.38) and the 100 breast (53.58) at the ACC Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished 2nd in the 100 breast (55.33) at VHSL State Championships 2024… finished 1st in the 200 L breast (2:15.76) and 3rd in the 100 L breast (1:03.11) at USA Swimming Futures 2023 for two US Open cuts… qualified for 2024 US Olympic Team Trials in the 200 L breast (2:14.47)… finished 41st in the 200 L breast at US Olympic Team Trials with a time of 2:15.18… Scholastic All-American… Summer Junior Nationals Qualifier in the 100 breast… Winter US Open Qualifier in the 200 breast
PERSONAL
Swam club for Nations Capital Swim Club (NCAP) and graduated from Battlefield High School
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