{"id":164928,"date":"2026-02-22T18:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164928\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:59:11","slug":"fsu-closes-acc-championships-with-silver-medal-and-school-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164928\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Closes ACC Championships with Silver Medal and School Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA \u2013 The No.13\/NR Florida State swimming and diving team concluded competition with another silver-medal finish at the 2026 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday evening at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
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\nThe Seminoles captured two ACC titles, three silver medals and two bronze medals while totaling 15 top-eight finishes at the seven-day conference championships. Ten program records were broken throughout the week.
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\nIn the final team standings, the men’s team finished sixth with 624.5 points while the women placed 10th with 371 points. The 15-team field featured eight top-25 teams on the men’s side seven ranked women’s programs. No. 1 Virginia claimed the women’s team title with 1,410.5 points and No. 5 Cal secured the men’s championship with 1,154 points.
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\n“It was a great night and a great week for this team,” FSU head coach Neal Studd<\/a> said. “I’m so proud of the way our athletes represented Florida State. From Sarah Evans’<\/a> huge 200 back to Julia Mansson<\/a>, Lleyton Arnold<\/a> and Tommaso Baravelli<\/a> in the 200 breast. From Lucy Porter<\/a> making such an immediate impact this semester to Gustav Olsson<\/a> and Max Wilson<\/a> delivering big-time bests, including Max becoming just the third man in program history to break 42. It was special to watch. To close with both relays stepping up, the women all in the 49s and the men winning silver from the first heat with an NCAA cut and school record was outstanding. I’m incredibly grateful to our staff and everyone who made this week possible, and I feel blessed to be part of this team.”
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\nSaturday’s slate featured the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 1650 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay.<\/p>\n

The day was highlighted by the men’s relay squad of senior Max Wilson<\/a>, junior Gustav Olsson<\/a>, senior Sam Bork<\/a> and sophomore Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a> finishing second in the 400 freestyle relay with a school-record and NCAA-qualifying time of 2:47.29 to earn the silver medal.

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\nThe women’s relay team of freshman Ioana Stirbu<\/a>, sophomores Maryn McDade<\/a> and Mary Leigh Hardman<\/a> and senior Sarah Evans<\/a> placed 13th overall in 3:17.06.

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\nEvans led the women individually in the 200 backstroke, qualifying for the B final after swimming an NCAA cut of 1:54.69, the third-fastest time in program history.

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\nWilson advanced to the B final of the 100 freestyle after recording an NCAA-qualifying 42.28 in prelims. He lowered his time to a personal-best 41.81 in finals to place ninth overall, marking the second-fastest performance in FSU history.

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\nSophomore Logan Robinson<\/a> competed in the C final of the 100 freestyle, finishing 19th overall with a personal-best 42.34 to tie for the seventh-fastest time in the record books. Olsson also earned an NCAA cut in prelims with a personal-best 42.41, moving to ninth all-time at FSU before placing 21st in finals.

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\nIn the women’s 200 breaststroke, freshman Lucy Porter<\/a> and senior Julia Mansson<\/a> advanced to the C final. Porter finished 18th overall with a 2:09.60, the fifth-fastest time in program history and an NCAA-qualifying mark. Mansson placed 17th in 2:09.57, also earning an NCAA cut.

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\nOn the men’s side, sophomore Lleyton Arnold<\/a> placed 14th overall after posting a personal-best 1:54.02 in the B final, the third-fastest in FSU history.

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\nFreshman Thomas Matheson<\/a> delivered in the 1650 freestyle, lowering his personal best by nearly 10 seconds with a 15:06.45, an NCAA-qualifying time that ranks ninth at Florida State.

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\nOver the course of the seven-day championships, FSU earned medals in both swimming and diving, highlighted by the ACC title-winning men’s 200 medley relay and Logan Robinson’s<\/a> championship performance in the 200 butterfly.

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\nRedshirt senior Kayleigh Clark<\/a> and sophomore Carlos Vargas<\/a> each secured bronze medals on platform, marking the first time since 2017 that FSU had both a male and female diver medal at the ACC Championships.

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\nThe championship concluded with a school-record silver-medal swim in the 400 freestyle relay, capping off a productive ACC Championships meet.

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\nUp next, select Seminoles will travel to Athens, Georgia, to compete in the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet from February 28-March 1 before the NCAA Championships begin in March. The Seminoles’ complete schedule can be found at Seminoles.com (Men<\/a> | Women<\/a>).

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