GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No.18/NR Florida State swimming and diving teams had three student-athletes compete in championship heats on Friday at the 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Edith Jernstedt swam in the women’s 200 fly ‘A’ final, Mason Herbet competed in the men’s 100 back top heat, while Isabel Gregersen dove in her first women’s platform final. Additionally, seven Noles contributed performances that rank within the top 10 in FSU history. “We had a great evening session,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We moved up several spots in almost every race. I am so proud of how they competed tonight.” Jernstedt was just off her season best (1:56.58) in prelims, touching at 1:56.65 for fifth place. At night, Jernstedt swam her career best at 1:55.78, which is the second-fastest time in FSU history. Herbet turned in the seventh-fastest time out of prelims at 46.07 in the 100 back. In finals, Herbet moved up to place six
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Florida State men’s swimmer Yordan Yanchev brought home the bronze medal in the 500 free on the second night of the 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. In addition to Yanchev, Peter Varjasi finished fourth in the 200 IM and Samantha Vear was also fourth in the women’s 1-meter diving event. “It was a great evening,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “They really stepped up in the pool and supported each other. It was one of the most fun evenings I have been a part of. I am so proud of them.” Yanchev was just off his season best in the 500 free in prelims (4:15.02), qualifying fifth at 4:16.79. Working from lane two, Yanchev began to pace the field around the halfway mark. As the top-seeded swimmers made their move, Yanchev turned for home in the final 50 yards, slightly in third place. Yanchev surged to the finish for bronze, touching at 4:12.97, lowering his own FSU record he set last season (4:14.16) The Sanda
Results GREENSBORO, N.C. – The 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships opened on Tuesday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center with Florida State diver Samantha Vear finishing in sixth place in the women’s 3-meter springboard with a total of 320.70. After qualifying eighth out of prelims, Vear was first in the dive order for every round. Vear got out to a hot start climbing to third place after the second round, scoring 65.10 on her toughest dive behind marks of 7.0, which was a front 3 ½ somersault pike. In prelims, the dive was her lone miss of the round. After missing her third-round dive, Vear quickly bounced back by scoring 57 points in the fourth round, putting her back in the mix in seventh. The Conroe, Texas, native, added 58.50 on her inward 2 ½ somersault pike in the fifth round, but still sat in seventh. In the sixth and final round, Vear moved up one spot behind a 54-point scoring twister, scoring 320.70 for sixth place in her first appearance at the ACC Cha