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Samantha Vear

Samantha Vear - Women's Swimming & Diving - Florida State Seminoles

Player profile

(Updated July 2022)
position
Diving
year
Junior
hometown
Conroe, Texas

Honors

3x ACC Diver of the Week
NCAA Qualifier
2023 All-American Second Team - 1-meter
2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2023-23 Golden Nole Award
2022-23 FSU Diving Team MVP

2022-23

Won 1-meter (301.88) and 3-meter (336.90) at quad meet…won 1-meter (303.38) and placed second on 3-meter (301.65) against No. 15 Georgia…won 1-meter (278.48) and 3-meter (329.40) against Georgia Tech…was named the ACC Diver of the Week following her performance…placed third in 1-meter (300.83) and 3-meter (292.95) against Miami…finished fifth on 1-meter (283.95) second on 3-meter (326.30) and was 14th on platform (199.20) at the Georgia Invite…finished 10th on 1-meter at the USA Diving Winter Nationals…finished fourth on 3-meter (303.53) and won 1-meter (307.73) at LSU…earned ACC Diver of the Week again for her performance…finished sixth on 3-meter (320.70) and fourth on 1-meter (296.95) at the ACC Championships…also placed 23rd on platform (200.05)…qualified for the NCAA Championships after placing seventh on 1-meter (578.80) and sixth on 3-meter (652.95) at the NCAA Zone B Championships…earned Second Team All-America on 1-meter after finishing 10th with a career best score of 312.00…also competed on 3-meter (297.80)…named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team…named the Golden Nole Award winner for women’s diving…named Most Valuable Diver for the women’s team

2021-22

Took fourth on 1-meter (282.95) and eighth on 3-meter (276.50) at the Georgia Tech Invitational…won on 1-meter (284.18) and took third on 3-meter (281.93) against UWF…finished second on 1-meter (286.05) and third on 3-meter (308.10) against Georgia Tech…won 1-meter (300.60) and finished fifth on 3-meter (261.08) against Auburn…began the season with a second-place finish on 1-meter (295.50) and a 10th place finish on 3-meter (268.80) at the TYR Fall Classic….was named the ACC Diver of the Week…ACC Honor Roll…competed on springboard at the 2022 U.S. Open and placed 5th on 1-meter at 246.05

2020-21

Competed on 3-meter (237.15) and platform (196.95) in the tri-meet against Georgia Tech and Miami…won 1-meter  (300.90) and 3-meter (312.75) at No. 19 Auburn…was selected as the ACC Diver of the Week after winning both 1-meter (289.95) and 3-meter (291.00) at the Georgia Invite…was second on 1-meter (277.25) and third (256.35) on 3-meter against TCU…won 1-meter (253.30) and placed third on 3-meter (247.57) in her collegiate debut to start the season against Georgia Tech

Before FSU

Represented Team USA at the International Youth Diving Meet in Dresden, Germany in 2019 where she finished in 15th place (331.80) on 3-meter and 22nd (236.85) on 1-meter…a USA Diving junior and senior national qualifier…was the 2018 USA Diving Junior National champion on 1-meter (467.45) and was fifth on 3-meter (471.15)…made semifinals at the 2018 USA Diving Senior National Championships on 3-meter (233.50).