ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 13/NR Florida State swimming and diving team competed at the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet from February 28 – March 1 at Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Georgia.
Select swimmers represented the Seminoles at the two-day last-chance meet, looking to improve season-best times and strengthen qualifying marks for the NCAA Championships in March. Competing teams included No. 7/16 Georgia, South Carolina (men), Howard and Georgia Tech.
Senior Julia Mansson highlighted day one with an NCAA-qualifying swim of 1:00.22 in the 100 breaststroke. She later added another NCAA cut in the 200 breaststroke, touching in 2:10.03.
Freshman Ioana Stribu delivered an NCAA cut in the 200 freestyle with a finals time of 1:45.30, while fellow freshman Lucy Porter won the 200 breaststroke final in 2:08.77, the third-fastest time in program history and a qualifying mark.
Continuing the breaststroke momentum, senior Tommaso Baravelli placed second in the 100 (52.41) before winning the 200 in 1:54.70 to earn another NCAA cut.
Sophomore Mathias Christensen posted the third-fastest 200 butterfly time in school history during a time trial (1:41.81) to secure an NCAA-qualifying mark. He followed with a first-place finish in the event on day two, swimming 1:41.99.
Senior Sarah Evans contributed on the backstroke side, winning the 100 with an NCAA-qualifying 52.57.
Florida State’s men finished first overall with 146 points, ahead of South Carolina (112) and No. 7 Georgia (86). The women’s team placed second with 129.5 points.
Up next, select Seminoles will compete at the NCAA Championships in March, with the Zone Diving Championships from March 6-11 before the women’s NCAA meet is scheduled for March 18-21 and the men’s meet is set for March 25-28.
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