Florida State University Athletics
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The Florida State swimming and diving team will have ten student-athletes in competition at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship from March 26-29 at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.
“After an amazing ACC Championships, the men are coming into NCAAs riding high and looking to do something special” FSU head coach Neal Studd said.
Freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy is seeded in the top eight inthree individual events, and he is joined by individual qualifiers senior Mason Herbet, juniors Tommaso Baravelli and Max Wilson and freshmen Logan Robinson and Carlos Varga. Also competing are graduate student Yordan Yanchev, juniors Sam Bork and Utku Kurtdere and sophomore Gustav Olsson in the team’s five qualified relays.
Prelims begin each day at 1 p.m. ET. The top 16 finishers in every event advance to finals, earn All-America honors and score team points. Relays are timed finals and will take place during each day’s finals sessions. Diving prelims begin at 3:15 p.m. ET every day, with the top eight finishers advancing to finals. The divers who finish ninth-16th will compete in a consolation final at 8:15 p.m. ET preceding the finals sessions, which start at 9 p.m. ET.
All sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live results can be found at Meet Mobile and online here, and additional championships info is available here. Direct links and live updates can be found by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
The Noles will open the week with the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, March 26
9 p.m. ET – Finals 200 medley relay (Max Wilson, Tommaso Baravelli, Michel Arkhangelskiy, Sam Bork)
10 p.m. ET – Finals 800 free relay (Yordan Yanchev, Utku Kurtdere, Gustav Olsson, Logan Robinson)
Thursday, March 27
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 500 free, 200 IM (Tommaso Baravelli, Mason Herbet, Logan Robinson), 50 free (Max Wilson)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1-meter
8:15 p.m. ET – 1-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter, 200 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet, Sam Bork)
Friday, March 28
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 100 fly (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Logan Robinson), 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 100 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 3-meter trials
8:15 p.m. ET – 3-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 400 medley relay (Max Wilson, Tommaso Baravelli, Michel Arkhangelskiy, Sam Bork), 3-meter finals
Saturday, March 29
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 200 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy), 100 free (Max Wilson, Mason Herbet), 200 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 200 fly (Logan Robinson)
3 p.m. ET – Prelims: Platform diving trials (Carlos Vargas)
6:45 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1650 free
8:15 p.m. ET – Platform consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Gustav Olsson, Mason Herbet, Max Wilson)
Michel Arkhangelskiy | 100 backstroke – 44.49, 5th | 200 backstroke – 1:38.50, 8th | 100 butterfly – 44.36, 8th
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 relay events.
Tommaso Baravelli | 200 breaststroke – 1:52.37, 23rd | 100 breaststroke – 51.80, 32nd
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 100 breaststroke and relays at the national meet.
Mason Herbet | 100 backstroke – 45.26, 28th | 200 individual medley – 1:43.41, 40th | 100 freestyle – 42.77, 66th
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, 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley, the fifth-year will race in relays.
Logan Robinson | 200 butterfly – 1:40.34, 11th | 100 butterfly – 45.94, 42nd | 200 individual medley – 1:44.51, 55th
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 in the 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley and relays this week.
Carlos Vargas | Platform – 743.85
In his first season as a Seminole, Carlos Vargas qualified for his first NCAA event in platform (743.85) thanks to a sixth place finish at the Zone B Diving Championships at Auburn. The freshman also scored points by finishing 14th for the Noles in platform at the ACC Championships in February.
Max Wilson | 100 backstroke – 44.82, 8th | 50 freestyle – 19.35, 46th | 100 freestyle – 42.43, 53rd
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 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and relay events at the national championships.
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 (1:15.86, 14th), 400 Freestyle Relay (2:47.91, 12th), 800 Freestyle Relay (6:12.68, 16th), 200 Medley Relay (1:21.98, 7th), 400 Medley Relay (3:02.33, 10th)
Sam Bork
Appearing at his first NCAAs, junior Sam Bork raced in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 200 freestyle relay 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.
Utku Kurtdere
Another first-time NCAA competitor, junior Utku Kurtdere was part of the record-breaking 800 freestyle 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.
Gustav Olsson
Also making his NCAA debut, sophomore Gustav Olsson played a part in the 400 and 800 freestyle relay 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
Making his fifth NCAA appearance in five years with Florida State, fifth-year Yordan Yanchev broke the school record and earned a fifth-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay 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.
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“After an amazing ACC Championships, the men are coming into NCAAs riding high and looking to do something special” FSU head coach Neal Studd said.
Freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy is seeded in the top eight inthree individual events, and he is joined by individual qualifiers senior Mason Herbet, juniors Tommaso Baravelli and Max Wilson and freshmen Logan Robinson and Carlos Varga. Also competing are graduate student Yordan Yanchev, juniors Sam Bork and Utku Kurtdere and sophomore Gustav Olsson in the team’s five qualified relays.
Prelims begin each day at 1 p.m. ET. The top 16 finishers in every event advance to finals, earn All-America honors and score team points. Relays are timed finals and will take place during each day’s finals sessions. Diving prelims begin at 3:15 p.m. ET every day, with the top eight finishers advancing to finals. The divers who finish ninth-16th will compete in a consolation final at 8:15 p.m. ET preceding the finals sessions, which start at 9 p.m. ET.
All sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live results can be found at Meet Mobile and online here, and additional championships info is available here. Direct links and live updates can be found by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
The Noles will open the week with the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, March 26
9 p.m. ET – Finals 200 medley relay (Max Wilson, Tommaso Baravelli, Michel Arkhangelskiy, Sam Bork)
10 p.m. ET – Finals 800 free relay (Yordan Yanchev, Utku Kurtdere, Gustav Olsson, Logan Robinson)
Thursday, March 27
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 500 free, 200 IM (Tommaso Baravelli, Mason Herbet, Logan Robinson), 50 free (Max Wilson)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1-meter
8:15 p.m. ET – 1-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter, 200 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet, Sam Bork)
Friday, March 28
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 100 fly (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Logan Robinson), 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 100 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet)
3:15 p.m. ET – Prelims: 3-meter trials
8:15 p.m. ET – 3-meter consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 400 medley relay (Max Wilson, Tommaso Baravelli, Michel Arkhangelskiy, Sam Bork), 3-meter finals
Saturday, March 29
1 p.m. ET – Prelims: 200 back (Michel Arkhangelskiy), 100 free (Max Wilson, Mason Herbet), 200 breast (Tommaso Baravelli), 200 fly (Logan Robinson)
3 p.m. ET – Prelims: Platform diving trials (Carlos Vargas)
6:45 p.m. ET – Prelims: 1650 free
8:15 p.m. ET – Platform consolation finals
9 p.m. ET – Finals: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, 400 free relay (Michel Arkhangelskiy, Gustav Olsson, Mason Herbet, Max Wilson)
Michel Arkhangelskiy | 100 backstroke – 44.49, 5th | 200 backstroke – 1:38.50, 8th | 100 butterfly – 44.36, 8th
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 relay events.
Tommaso Baravelli | 200 breaststroke – 1:52.37, 23rd | 100 breaststroke – 51.80, 32nd
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 100 breaststroke and relays at the national meet.
Mason Herbet | 100 backstroke – 45.26, 28th | 200 individual medley – 1:43.41, 40th | 100 freestyle – 42.77, 66th
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, 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley, the fifth-year will race in relays.
Logan Robinson | 200 butterfly – 1:40.34, 11th | 100 butterfly – 45.94, 42nd | 200 individual medley – 1:44.51, 55th
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 in the 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley and relays this week.
Carlos Vargas | Platform – 743.85
In his first season as a Seminole, Carlos Vargas qualified for his first NCAA event in platform (743.85) thanks to a sixth place finish at the Zone B Diving Championships at Auburn. The freshman also scored points by finishing 14th for the Noles in platform at the ACC Championships in February.
Max Wilson | 100 backstroke – 44.82, 8th | 50 freestyle – 19.35, 46th | 100 freestyle – 42.43, 53rd
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 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and relay events at the national championships.
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 (1:15.86, 14th), 400 Freestyle Relay (2:47.91, 12th), 800 Freestyle Relay (6:12.68, 16th), 200 Medley Relay (1:21.98, 7th), 400 Medley Relay (3:02.33, 10th)
Sam Bork
Appearing at his first NCAAs, junior Sam Bork raced in the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 200 freestyle relay 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.
Utku Kurtdere
Another first-time NCAA competitor, junior Utku Kurtdere was part of the record-breaking 800 freestyle 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.
Gustav Olsson
Also making his NCAA debut, sophomore Gustav Olsson played a part in the 400 and 800 freestyle relay 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
Making his fifth NCAA appearance in five years with Florida State, fifth-year Yordan Yanchev broke the school record and earned a fifth-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay 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.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter/X (@FSU_Swimming), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving).
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