Arijus Pavlidi

Helped Noles win 200 medley relay and place second in 200 free relay against Florida Southern…also placed second in 100 backstroke against Florida Southern (49.05)…helped Noles place third in 200 medley relay and place second in 400 free and placed fifth in 100 back (48.49) against Georgia…also placed second in 200 back against Georgia (1:46.23)…won the 200 back (1:43.37), placed second in the 100 back (47.88), and helped Noles win the 400 free relay against Georgia Tech…placed 13th in the 100 back (46.96) was eighth in the 200 back (1:42.42) and competed in the 50 free (20.36) at the Georgia Invite…won the 200 back (1:46.18) and finished third in the 100 back (48.96) at LSU…Placed third in the 100 back (48.82) and won the 200 back (1:46.15) against No.3 UF…placed second in the 50 free (20.56) against Tampa…set the FSU record in the 200 back at 1:40.37 at the ACC Championships placing ninth…also finished 23rd in the 50 free (19.97) and 13th in the 100 back (46.44)…helped the Noles place fifth in the 200 free relay (1:16.82) and sixth in the 400 free relay (2:50.71)…named to the CSC Academic All-District team

Was a championship finalist in the 200 back  where he placed eighth (1:41.30) at the ACC Championships after posting a career best in prelims at 1:41.23…placed 14th in the 100 back (46.32) and also competed in the 100 fly (48.92)…placed second in the 50 free (20.36) before finishing third in the 100 fly (48.94) vs. Tampa…also competed in the 200 free (1:38.48)…won three national titles at the Lithuanian National Championships in December including the 50m back (24.51) 100m back (52.23) and 200 m back (1:53.18)…also placed sixth in the 100m free (49.44)…recorded a sixth place finish in the 200 back (1:43.29) and a 14th place finish in the 100 back (48.40) at the Georgia Tech Invitational…won the 200 back (1:50.16), finished second in the 100 back (50.60), and placed third in the 200 medley relay against Florida Southern…placed third in the 200 back (1:50.83) and fifth in the 100 back (50.56) against Georgia Tech…earned a third-place finish in the 200 back (1:47.87) and a fifth-place finish in the 100 back (49.76) against Auburn…made his FSU debut at the TYR Fall Classic with a leg in the first-place 400 free relay squad and 10th place finishes in the 100 back (50.68) and 200 back (1:50.30)…voted the Rookie of the Year

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Lithuanian National Championship finalist in 2021 where he placed third in the 50m back at 26.15 and fifth in the 100m back at 56.33… a multi-time national age group record holder in Lithuania… was a finalist at the LEN European Junior Champs where he took fourth in the 200m back at 1:59.82…competed at the FINA World Junior Championships in 2019 where he was sixth in the 200m back at 1:59.69 and 12th in the 100m back (55.32)… finished sixth in the 200m back at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games with a time of 2:02.32

PERSONAL: Born April 8, 2002… son of Kestas and Jurgita Pavlidi… 2019 Honor Roll Runner-Up… member of Vilniaus Miesto Sporto Centras where he was coached by Colin Brauns… plans to major in Economics.