ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 19/24 Florida State swimming and diving teams continued competing at the Georgia Invite at the Gabrielsen Natatorium. “We had a great day,” FSU head coach Neal Stud said. “I thought overall we had some good swims and we have an awesome vibe. Everyone is supporting their teammates and it’s showing in the pool.” The 19th-ranked men saw a pair of podium performances from Tazman Abramowicz and Adrian Aguilar. Abramowicz turned in a score of 356.25 for third place and Aguilar also won bronze in the 100 fly at 46.54, which was a personal best. The swim ties as the seventh-fastest in school history. Utku Kurtdere led off the men’s meet with a NCAA provisional swim in the 400 IM, touching at 3:51.30 for 14th. The Noles were led by three in the consolation heat of the 200 free as Peter Varjasi turned in the top time at 1:34.23, which was good for 10th place. Yordan Yanchev followed at 1:35.43 for 13th and David Quiire placed 16th at 1:36.87 after posting hi
Results Coral Gables, Fla. – After a slow start, the Florida State women’s swimming and diving team came back to defeat Miami on the road, 157-143 at the UC Whitten Pool. The Noles are now 5-1, 2-0 ACC on the season and have won 20-straight meetings over the Hurricanes. “I was really proud of how we responded,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Miami jumped out on us early and we had to really dig deep after the first break. We got behind each other and we had some big swims in the middle part of the meet that set us up to take the win at the end.”