Florida State University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Zach Smith
- Position:
- Fly/Free
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sykesville, MD
- High School:
- McDonogh HS
Top Times
Honors
2023-24
Competed in the 200 fly (1:50.71) and the 400 IM (4:09.01) at the FSU Invite...placed eighth in the 500 free (4:42.06) second in the 1000 free (9:24.01) and was sixth in the 200 fly (1:49.65) in the win at No. 23 Georgia Tech...finished second in the 200 fly (1:52.43) and took third in the 500 free (4:39.35) against Florida Southern...was sixth in the 1000 free (9:29.66) eighth in the 200 fly (1:53.26) and fifth in the 500 free (4:31.54) against No. 19 Alabama and LSU... Placed 20th in the 1650 free (15:27.96) and 18th in the 200 fly (1:46.14) at the Georgia Invite...finished seventh in the 1000 free (9:35.34) and competed in the 50 free (22.19) and 200 IM (2:01.11) against Harvard...placed sixth in the 1000 free (9:33.59) at No. 7 Georgia...placed seventh in the 1000 free (9:36.40) and 200 fly (1:52.27) against No. 4 Florida...placed 18th in the 1650 free (15:35.45) at the ACC Championships...also competed in the 500 free (4:26.94) and 200 fly (1:48.47)...All-ACC Academic Team
2022-23
Finished 15th in the 1650 free at 15:18.54 at the ACC Championships…also competed in the 500 free (4:24.74) and 200 fly (1:46.98)…won 1000 free (9:24.31) and 200 fly (1:50.80) against Florida Southern…placed seventh in 1000 free (9:36.50) and placed seventh in 200 fly (1:50.78) against Georgia…placed third in the 200 fly (1:48.32) and fourth in the 500 free (4:31.87) against Georgia Tech…finished sixth in the 500 free (4:36.97) and was third in the 1000 free (9:25.88) at LSU…placed fifth in the 200 fly (1:48.18) and finished fourth in the 500 free (4:30.79) against No.3 UF…finished sixth in the 100 fly (51.65) and was fifth in the 1000 free (9:28.81) against Tampa…named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team…voted team captain for 2023-24
2021-22
Placed 22nd in the 200 fly (1:45.84) behind a personal best at the ACC Championships…was also 12th in the 1650 free (15:16.74) and 23rd in the 500 free (4:24.30) after swimming his career best in prelims at 4:21.92…won the 1000 free (9:14.50) and placed fourth in the 200 fly (1:49.93) against Tampa…set a new personal best time in the 500 free (4:23.64) and finished ninth in the 200 fly (1:47.70) at the Georgia Tech Invitational…took second in the 1000 free (9:27.54) against Florida Southern…finished second in the 200 fly (1:49.41) and sixth in the 500 free (4:36.34) against Georgia Tech…won the 200 fly (1:48.29) and placed fourth in the 500 free (4:29.86) against Auburn.
2020-21
Placed 12th in the 1650 free behind a personal best of 15:14.99 and was 14th in the 200 fly (1:46.94) after posting a personal best in prelims at 1:46.13 at the ACC Championships…also swam a personal best in the 500 free at 4:24.17…Took fourth in the 200 fly (1:52.81) and competed in the 500 free (4:39.23) against Tampa…was fifth in the 200 fly (1:53.06) after finishing fourth in the 1000 free (9:28.89) at No. 22 Auburn…was also fifth in the 500 free (4:35.67)…placed third in the 200 fly (1:52.85) before taking fourth in the 100 fly (51.14) against Gardner-Webb…too third in the 1650 free (15:58.43) fourth in the 200 fly (1:54.60) and also competed in the 500 free (4:43.88) against LSU….placed 19th in the 200 free (1:39.81) was ninth in the 1650 free (15:31.63) and 10th in the 200 fly (1:47.91) at the Georgia Invite…won the 1000 free (9:15.47) against TCU…took second in the 1000 free (9:25.80) and was fifth in the 500 free (4:36.58) to open the season vs RV Georgia Tech
High School
Team record holder in the 1000 freestyle (9:14.23) and 500 freestyle (4:28.56) …named an All-American his senior year…was an athlete team representative as a junior and Senior Rep. on the Maryland Swimming Board as a senior
Personal: Born Dec. 11, 2001…son of Russell and Diane Smith…Honor Roll student…father played baseball at Salisbury University…uncle played baseball at Liberty and Pfeiffer University…plans to major in cyber criminology and computer science
