No. 19/RV Florida State Earns 14 More NCAA Championships Entries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 19/RV Florida State swimming and diving team earned 14 more entries to the 2025 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, as announced by the NCAA and earned on the final day of the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in Auburn, Alabama.
FSU’s 14 entries, 12 men’s swimmers and one women’s diver in two events, are joined by six women’s swimmers who were selected last week and three diving entries earned earlier this week. The Seminoles collected a total of 23 NCAA Championships entries.
On Wednesday, the men qualified in seven individual events and five relays. Freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy will compete in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly. Fifth-year Mason Herbet and junior Max Wilson also will race in the 100 backstroke. Junior Tommaso Baravelli will swim in the 200 breaststroke and Logan Robinson will compete in the 200 butterfly. FSU qualified in all five relay events, the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays.
The final day of the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships saw redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark punch her ticket to nationals on platform. She was third with 571.60 points. Clark’s platform qualification also earns her a berth on 3-meter, where she was 10th on Tuesday. Also on Wednesday, senior Isabel Gregersen was 12th on platform with 489.65 points to wrap up the four-day meet.
Earlier at Zones, freshman Carlos Vargas earned his spot on platform on Tuesday. Graduate student Samantha Vear qualified for nationals on 1-meter on Monday and added a 3-meter berth on Tuesday.
Last week, six women’s swimmers earned their official spots at the NCAA Championships.
The 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships are held in Federal Way, Washington, at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. The women’s meet is set for March 19-22 and the men’s event is March 26-29.
Michel Arkhangelskiy | 100 backstroke – 44.49, fifth | 200 backstroke – 1:38.50, eighth | 100 butterfly – 44.36, eighth
Arkhangelskiy punched tickets to his first NCAA Championships with personal best times in all three of his individual entries last month at the ACC Championships. With a conference title in the 100 backstroke (44.49), runner-up performance in the 100 butterfly (44.36), ninth-place finish in the 200 backstroke (1:38.50) and a 400 freestyle relay leadoff (41.68), Arkhangelskiy broke four individual school records during the meet. He also swam the butterfly leg of both the 200 and 400 medley relays, leading his teams to second- and fourth-place finishes. The freshman was involved in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays which both placed fifth overall. In addition to his three individual events, Arkhangelskiy will represent the Noles in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays at his debut NCAA Championships.
Mason Herbet | 100 backstroke – 45.26, 28th
Herbet qualified for his fourth NCAA Championships thanks to a personal-best swim in the 100 backstroke (45.26) as he placed sixth at the ACC Championships in February. The performance gave him the third-fastest 100 backstroke in FSU history, only trailing teammates Arkhangelskiy and Wilson. He also had a hand in FSU’s school record-breaking and fifth-place-finishing 400 freestyle relay at the conference meet. Herbet holds top-ten times in FSU history in the 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley. Along with his 100 backstroke, the fifth-year will compete in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
Max Wilson | 100 backstroke – 44.82, eighth
Wilson will compete at his second NCAA Championships in the 100 backstroke (44.82) after swimming a personal-best and second-fastest time in FSU history at the Georgia Tech Invite in November. Wilson was 11th in the event at the ACC Championships. Also at the conference meet, he had a hand in the school-record-breaking and fourth-place 400 medley relay and fifth-place 200 freestyle relay. He will race in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 200 freestyle relay at the national championships.
Tommaso Baravelli | 200 breaststroke – 1:52.37, 24th
Baravelli will represent the Noles at his second NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke after shattering his own program record (1:52.37) at the Florida Invitational. He was 11th overall in the event at the ACC Championships and also contributed to a runner-up finish in the 200 medley relay and a school-record-setting fourth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Baravelli also will swim in the 200 and 400 medley relays at the national meet.
Logan Robinson | 200 butterfly – 1:40.34, 11th
Logan Robinson will go to his first NCAAs with a school-record and top-eight conference finish in the 200 butterfly (1:40.34). After taking ownership of the record for the first time in November, Robinson bested it at the ACC Championships, placing fifth in the event. The freshman also played a role in the school-record-shattering 800 freestyle relay, anchoring the team on the opening night of the conference meet as the relay was fifth. Robinson will swim on the 800 freestyle relay team along with the 200 butterfly.
The Seminoles earned bids in all five relay events for the second year in a row and will have four additional swimmers in those lineups.
Relay Swimmers | 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Sam Bork | 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay
Appearing at his first NCAAs, junior Sam Bork will have a spot in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 200 freestyle relay. He competed on all three of these relays at ACCs, helping all three place in the top five, and breaking records in both medley relays. Bork also placed sixth in the 50 freestyle (19.06) at the conference championships to earn the second-fastest time in FSU history.
Gustav Olsson | 400 Freestyle Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Also making his NCAA debut, sophomore Gustav Olsson will swim in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays. He played a part in both races at the ACC Championships, helping FSU place fifth with program records set in each. Olsson also earned a second swim and personal-best time in the 100 freestyle (42.72), the tenth fastest time in school history.
Yordan Yanchev | 800 Freestyle Relay
Making his fifth NCAA appearance in five years with Florida State, fifth-year Yordan Yanchev will compete in the 800 freestyle relay with the same group who broke the school record and earned a fifth-place finish in the event at ACCs. He also earned second swims in the 200 and 500 freestyle events at the conference championships, as well as a personal-best time in the 100 freestyle (43.08). Yanchev currently holds the program’s 500 freestyle record in addition to three more individual top ten-times in school history.
Utku Kurtdere | 800 Freestyle Relay
Another first-time NCAA competitor, junior Utku Kurtdere will race in the 800 freestyle relay after he was part of the record-breaking relay at the ACC conference meet. With four personal best times at the ACC Championships, Kurtdere upped his top-ten performances in school history to two, checking in at sixth in the 400 individual medley and seventh in the 200 butterfly.
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FSU’s 14 entries, 12 men’s swimmers and one women’s diver in two events, are joined by six women’s swimmers who were selected last week and three diving entries earned earlier this week. The Seminoles collected a total of 23 NCAA Championships entries.
On Wednesday, the men qualified in seven individual events and five relays. Freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy will compete in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly. Fifth-year Mason Herbet and junior Max Wilson also will race in the 100 backstroke. Junior Tommaso Baravelli will swim in the 200 breaststroke and Logan Robinson will compete in the 200 butterfly. FSU qualified in all five relay events, the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays.
The final day of the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships saw redshirt junior Kayleigh Clark punch her ticket to nationals on platform. She was third with 571.60 points. Clark’s platform qualification also earns her a berth on 3-meter, where she was 10th on Tuesday. Also on Wednesday, senior Isabel Gregersen was 12th on platform with 489.65 points to wrap up the four-day meet.
Earlier at Zones, freshman Carlos Vargas earned his spot on platform on Tuesday. Graduate student Samantha Vear qualified for nationals on 1-meter on Monday and added a 3-meter berth on Tuesday.
Last week, six women’s swimmers earned their official spots at the NCAA Championships.
The 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships are held in Federal Way, Washington, at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. The women’s meet is set for March 19-22 and the men’s event is March 26-29.
Michel Arkhangelskiy | 100 backstroke – 44.49, fifth | 200 backstroke – 1:38.50, eighth | 100 butterfly – 44.36, eighth
Arkhangelskiy punched tickets to his first NCAA Championships with personal best times in all three of his individual entries last month at the ACC Championships. With a conference title in the 100 backstroke (44.49), runner-up performance in the 100 butterfly (44.36), ninth-place finish in the 200 backstroke (1:38.50) and a 400 freestyle relay leadoff (41.68), Arkhangelskiy broke four individual school records during the meet. He also swam the butterfly leg of both the 200 and 400 medley relays, leading his teams to second- and fourth-place finishes. The freshman was involved in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays which both placed fifth overall. In addition to his three individual events, Arkhangelskiy will represent the Noles in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays at his debut NCAA Championships.
Mason Herbet | 100 backstroke – 45.26, 28th
Herbet qualified for his fourth NCAA Championships thanks to a personal-best swim in the 100 backstroke (45.26) as he placed sixth at the ACC Championships in February. The performance gave him the third-fastest 100 backstroke in FSU history, only trailing teammates Arkhangelskiy and Wilson. He also had a hand in FSU’s school record-breaking and fifth-place-finishing 400 freestyle relay at the conference meet. Herbet holds top-ten times in FSU history in the 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley. Along with his 100 backstroke, the fifth-year will compete in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
Max Wilson | 100 backstroke – 44.82, eighth
Wilson will compete at his second NCAA Championships in the 100 backstroke (44.82) after swimming a personal-best and second-fastest time in FSU history at the Georgia Tech Invite in November. Wilson was 11th in the event at the ACC Championships. Also at the conference meet, he had a hand in the school-record-breaking and fourth-place 400 medley relay and fifth-place 200 freestyle relay. He will race in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 200 freestyle relay at the national championships.
Tommaso Baravelli | 200 breaststroke – 1:52.37, 24th
Baravelli will represent the Noles at his second NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke after shattering his own program record (1:52.37) at the Florida Invitational. He was 11th overall in the event at the ACC Championships and also contributed to a runner-up finish in the 200 medley relay and a school-record-setting fourth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Baravelli also will swim in the 200 and 400 medley relays at the national meet.
Logan Robinson | 200 butterfly – 1:40.34, 11th
Logan Robinson will go to his first NCAAs with a school-record and top-eight conference finish in the 200 butterfly (1:40.34). After taking ownership of the record for the first time in November, Robinson bested it at the ACC Championships, placing fifth in the event. The freshman also played a role in the school-record-shattering 800 freestyle relay, anchoring the team on the opening night of the conference meet as the relay was fifth. Robinson will swim on the 800 freestyle relay team along with the 200 butterfly.
The Seminoles earned bids in all five relay events for the second year in a row and will have four additional swimmers in those lineups.
Relay Swimmers | 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Sam Bork | 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay
Appearing at his first NCAAs, junior Sam Bork will have a spot in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 200 freestyle relay. He competed on all three of these relays at ACCs, helping all three place in the top five, and breaking records in both medley relays. Bork also placed sixth in the 50 freestyle (19.06) at the conference championships to earn the second-fastest time in FSU history.
Gustav Olsson | 400 Freestyle Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Also making his NCAA debut, sophomore Gustav Olsson will swim in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays. He played a part in both races at the ACC Championships, helping FSU place fifth with program records set in each. Olsson also earned a second swim and personal-best time in the 100 freestyle (42.72), the tenth fastest time in school history.
Yordan Yanchev | 800 Freestyle Relay
Making his fifth NCAA appearance in five years with Florida State, fifth-year Yordan Yanchev will compete in the 800 freestyle relay with the same group who broke the school record and earned a fifth-place finish in the event at ACCs. He also earned second swims in the 200 and 500 freestyle events at the conference championships, as well as a personal-best time in the 100 freestyle (43.08). Yanchev currently holds the program’s 500 freestyle record in addition to three more individual top ten-times in school history.
Utku Kurtdere | 800 Freestyle Relay
Another first-time NCAA competitor, junior Utku Kurtdere will race in the 800 freestyle relay after he was part of the record-breaking relay at the ACC conference meet. With four personal best times at the ACC Championships, Kurtdere upped his top-ten performances in school history to two, checking in at sixth in the 400 individual medley and seventh in the 200 butterfly.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
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