TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State Swimming & Diving programs will welcome multiple teams from around the state of Florida on Saturday, Oct. 30 for the annual ‘Paint it Pink’ meet at 1 p.m. Sponsored by Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, the initiative aims to support the fight against breast cancer. ‘Paint it Pink’ shirts and pins will be available for purchase at the meet for $10 each or $15 for the bundle. All proceeds will go to the TMH Walker Breast Center. Saturday’s meet will feature the RV women’s team (1-1, 1-0 ACC) in a quad meet with North Florida, West Florida, and Florida Southern while the No. 15 men’s team (2-0, 1-0 ACC) will compete against Florida Southern. The meet will follow the 16-event format featuring the 100s and 200s of each stroke in addition to the 50 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 400 IM, 200 medley relay, and 200 free relay. Women’s 1-meter and 3-meter diving will occur simultaneously. “This meet is always a lot of fun,” FSU head coach
ATLANTA, Ga. – The No.15/RV Florida State swimming and diving teams defeated ACC foe No. 19/NR Georgia Tech on the road on Saturday at the McAuley Aquatics Center. Both meets were close contests, as the 15th-ranked men (2-0, 1-0 ACC) edged No. 19 GT 150-148 and the RV women (1-1, 1-0 ACC) prevailed 159-141. “It’s great to get two wins on the road,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “It’s always tougher when you travel and we’re really excited about how they fought after a really hard week of work, “It was a team effort from top to bottom,” Studd added. “When Georgia Tech won an event, we went two, three, four, which is great.” In the 42 meetings in the series, the two-point win for the men’s team was the closest in program history over the Yellow Jackets. FSU won six events on the day, but it was the depth in five races where the Noles placed second, third and fourth that secured the victory. The men’s team started off with a win in the 200 medley relay b
January 27, 2021 - by Ian Bolger No. 15 Noles Finish 2020-21 Undefeated
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No.15/21 Florida State swimming teams defeated the University of North Florida and the University of Tampa on Wednesday afternoon at the Morcom Aquatics Center.
The No. 15 men took the victory over the Spartans, 207-55, to finish 2020-21 undefeated (6-0, 1-0 ACC). It’s the seventh time in program history and first since 1997 the Noles finished the regular season unbeaten.
“We had a really great day. Some awesome swims and some exciting things to look forward to for ACC’s,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Incredibly proud that the men finished up an undefeated season.”