{"id":204094,"date":"2026-03-24T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/204094\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:14:08","slug":"no-13-florida-state-ready-for-ncaa-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/204094\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 13 Florida State Ready for NCAA Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA \u2013 Seven Seminoles will represent the No. 13 Florida State swimming and diving team at the 2026 Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships from March 25-28 at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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\nSophomore Logan Robinson<\/a> will compete across all four days in both individual and relay events. Senior Max Wilson<\/a> and sophomore Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a> also will race individually, while seniors Tommaso Baravelli<\/a> and Utku Kurtdere<\/a> and juniors Andrew Rich<\/a> and Gustav Olsson<\/a> will compete on Florida State’s five relay teams. Sophomore Carlos Vargas<\/a> will represent the Seminoles in diving, competing on platform.
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\n“I’m really excited for the men,” FSU head coach Neal Studd<\/a> said. “They have worked so hard to get here and now have a real shot for a top-10 finish. We can’t wait to get started.”
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\nSeveral Seminoles return to the NCAA stage with championship experience in their events. In 2024, Wilson and Baravelli were part of Florida State’s 400 medley relay that placed 12th. In 2025, Arkhangelsky and Baravelli helped the team to a seventh-place finish in the 200 medley relay, while Arkhangelsky also posted top-16 finishes in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. Robinson added an 11th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke, and Wilson placed 15th in the 100 backstroke.
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\nPrelims will begin each day at 10 a.m. ET. The top eight finishers in every event will advance to finals and will determine places 1-8. Athletes who finish 9-16 will not compete in a B final, their final placement and point totals will be determined based on their preliminary times. Relays are timed finals and will be split between the morning prelims and evening finals. Diving prelims begin at 12:30 p.m. ET each day, with the top eight finishers advancing to finals.
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\nAll sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+<\/a>. Live results can be found at Meet Mobile and online here<\/a>, and additional championships info is available here<\/a>. Direct links and live updates can be found by following and connecting with the Seminoles on Twitter\/X<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.
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\nThe Noles will open the week with a 200-medley relay swim on Wednesday.
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\nWednesday, March 25
\n10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Finals: 200 Medley Relay (Max Wilson<\/a>, Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Tommaso Baravelli<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>), 800 Freestyle Relay (Gustav Olsson<\/a>, Andrew Rick, Utku Kurtdere<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>)
\nWatch Prelims\/Relay Finals Day 1<\/a>
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\nThursday, March 26
\n10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Prelims: 100 Butterfly (Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a>), 200 Freestyle (Logan Robinson<\/a>), 200 Freestyle Relay (Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Max Wilson<\/a>, Andrew Rich<\/a>\/Gustav Olsson<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>)
\n6:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Finals: 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle
\nWatch Prelims Day 2<\/a>
\nWatch Finals Day 2<\/a>
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\nFriday, March 27
\n10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Prelims: 100 Backstroke (Max Wilson<\/a>), 50 Freestyle (Max Wilson<\/a>
\n6:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Finals: 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay (Max Wilson<\/a>, Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Tommaso Baravelli<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>)
\nWatch Prelims Day 3<\/a>
\nWatch Finals Day 3<\/a>
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\nSaturday, March 28
\n10:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Prelims: 100 Freestyle (Max Wilson<\/a>), 200 Butterfly (Logan Robinson<\/a>)
\n12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Diving Prelims: Platform (Carlos Vargas<\/a>)
\n6:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Finals: 100 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly, 400 Freestyle Relay (Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Max Wilson<\/a>, Gustav Olsson<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>)
\nWatch Prelims Day 4<\/a>
\nWatch Diving Prelims Day 4<\/a>
\nWatch Finals Day 4<\/a>
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\nINDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS
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\nMichel Arkhangelsky<\/a> | 100 Freestyle | 100 Backstroke | 100 Butterfly
\nArkhangelsky earned NCAA selections in the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly. The sophomore holds multiple Florida State records, including the 50 freestyle (18.82), 100 freestyle (41.68), 200 backstroke (1:38.50) and 100 butterfly (44.36). At ACCs, he helped the Seminoles win the 200 medley relay and finished as the runner-up in both the 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.
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\nLogan Robinson<\/a> | 200 Freestyle | 200 Butterfly
\nRobinson qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly after a standout sophomore season. At the 2026 ACC Championships in February, he won the 200 butterfly with a school-record time of 1:38.78 and finished as the runner-up in the 200 freestyle with another program record of 1:31.18. Robinson is the only swimmer set to compete on all five of Florida State’s relay teams.
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\nMax Wilson<\/a> | 50 Freestyle | 100 Freestyle | 100 Backstroke
\nWilson will compete at NCAAs in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. The senior holds the Florida State record in the 100 backstroke (44.43) and ranks second in program history in the 100 freestyle (41.81). At ACCs, he contributed to the gold-medal 200 medley relay team and earned second-place finishes in both the 400 medley relay and freestyle relay.
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\nCarlos Vargas<\/a> | Platform
\nVargas qualified for the NCAA Championships on the platform after finishing fourth overall at the Zone B Diving Championships with a combined score of 758.70. The sophomore earned bronze on platform at the 2026 ACC Championships in February and will return to NCAAs for the second time in his career after competing in the event as a freshman in 2025.
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\nRELAY QUALIFIERS
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\n200 Freestyle Relay
\nMichel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Max Wilson<\/a>, Andrew Rich<\/a>\/Gustav Olsson<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>
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\n400 Freestyle Relay
\nMichel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Max Wilson<\/a>, Gustav Olsson<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>
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\n800 Freestyle Relay
\nGustav Olsson<\/a>, Andrew Rich<\/a>, Utku Kurtdere<\/a>, Logan Robinson<\/a>
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\n200 Medley Relay
\nMax Wilson<\/a>, Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Tomasso Baravelli, Logan Robinson<\/a>
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\n400 Medley Relay
\nMax Wilson<\/a>, Michel Arkhangelsky<\/a>, Tomasso Baravelli, Logan Robinson<\/a>
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\nFor updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on Twitter\/X (@FSU_Swimming<\/a>), Instagram (@FSUSwimDive<\/a>) and Facebook (FSUSwimmingDiving<\/a>).
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