FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The No. 19 Florida State men’s swimming and diving team broke the school record in the 200 freestyle relay and the 50 freestyle and earned a 12th-place finish on the second day of the NCAA Championships on Thursday night in Federal Way, Washington.
 
With tonight’s record-breaking time in the 200 freestyle relay, the Seminoles have now set the program record in all five relays during the 2024-25 season. The relay was one of three events FSU competed in on the second day of the four-day national championships at the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center.
 
“It was an amazing relay tonight, I am really excited with how well the guys keep competing,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “They are really turning heads. Michel Arkhangelskiy was superb, becoming the first FSU man under 19 seconds which is really special. There are a lot of great sprinters we’ve had over the years at FSU, and he is the very first under 19 seconds. It has been great watching him improve all year and working on the specific things to get us to this point.”
 
Freshman Michel Arkhangelskiy, fifth-year Mason Herbet and juniors Max Wilson and Sam Bork earned Second Team All-America honors with their 12th-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. The quartet touched the wall in 1:15.57 to best the previous Seminole record of 1:15.73, set in 2019.
 
Arkhangelskiy’s leadoff swim of 18.82 also broke the FSU record in the 50 freestyle, as he becomes the first Florida State swimmer to break the 19-second mark.
 
In a tightly-contested race, Florida State was one of seven teams to finish within 0.50 seconds of eighth place and a podium finish.
 
FSU’s first event of Friday’s prelims was the 200 individual medley, where freshman Logan Robinson was 44th in a career-best time of 1:43.95. Herbet was 50th thanks to a time of 1:44.80. One event later, Wilson finished 53rd in the 50 freestyle after a time of 19.59.
 
Competition continues on Friday, March 28, with FSU racing in the 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay. 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.
 
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)
 
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