ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 16/NR Florida State swimming and diving staff opened the Georgia Invite with a pair of faculty information and a victory within the males’s 800 freestyle relay on Tuesday.
FSU totaled 4 top-10 occasions at school historical past to start the four-day meet that featured 4 top-20 groups.
Sophomore
Michel Arkhangelsky, juniors
Andrew Rich and
Gustav Olsson and sophomore
Logan Robinson mixed to win the 800 freestyle relay, setting a program document with a time of 6:10.65. It is also an NCAA qualifying mark.
Arkhangelsky additionally set a faculty document within the 200 freestyle whereas main off the relay in 1:32.71.
“It was just an amazing first night for us,” FSU head coach
Neal Studd mentioned. “Everybody across the board was excited and had great energy. Obviously, qualifying relays to NCAAs this early in the season is awesome. We had some amazing swims across the board, the milers did great, some incredible relay splits, and I’m just excited about an amazing start. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do as we get through this meet.”
The four-day meet at Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium contains 5 packages, 4 of them being top-20 opponents: host-No. 8/18 Georgia, No. 14/16 Alabama, No. 4/7 Florida, Georgia Tech and No. 13/11 LSU.
In the ladies’s 200 medley relay, sophomore
Alice Velden, senior
Julia Mansson and sophomores
Maryn McDade and
Mary Leigh Hardman posted a time of 1:36.41 to position fourth, recording the seventh-fastest efficiency at school historical past.
Florida State added one other standout 200 medley relay efficiency on the lads’s facet, as seniors
Max Wilson,
Tommaso Baravelli and
Sam Bork and Arkhangelsky completed second in 1:22.23. The time is also an NCAA qualifier and the second-fastest in program historical past.
Diving will open competitors tomorrow, and swimming prelims will start the day at 9:30 a.m. ET. Finals are at 5:30 p.m.
As the meet continues via Friday, The meet will probably be streamed stay on SECN+ (Wednesday:
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Swimming Finals,
Diving Prelims,
Diving Finals | Thursday:
Swimming Prelims,
Swimming Finals,
Diving Prelims,
Diving Finals | Friday:
Swimming Prelims,
Swimming Finals,
Diving Prelims/Finals). Live outcomes will probably be out there at
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