TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No.21/NR Florida State swimming and diving teams swept the ACC Performers of the Week following the wins over Georgia Tech on Friday at the Morcom Aquatics Center. The winners were announced by the league on Tuesday. Peter Varjasi was named the ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the second time this season. Julia Mansson was awarded the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week, while Darwin Nolasco and Samantha Vear were named the Men’s and Women’s Diver of the Week respectively.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 21/NR Florida State swimming and diving teams will host the annual ‘Paint it Pink’ meet on Friday at 12 p.m., at the Morcom Aquatics Center against Georgia Tech. “We’re looking forward to hosting a good Georgia Tech team,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “It’s ‘Paint it Pink’ and for us, we’ve had many of our athletes and families affected by breast cancer and other forms of cancer so it’s a little special for us to contribute to the cause. We will be ready to swim fast and dive well on Friday.” The teams will compete in 16 events including the 100s and 200s of each stroke in addition to the 50, 500, and 1000 free as well as the 200 IM. The meet will start with the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay will close the contest. FSU will compete in 1-meter and 3-meter diving events simultaneously. Live timing will be available through meet mobile.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 21/NR Florida State swimming and diving teams fell to No. 7/15 Georgia at the Morcom Aquatics Center on Saturday. The men (1-1) dropped its contest 121-179 and the women (3-1) fell 123-176. “We did some great things today,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We came up short, but Georgia is a very good team. We have a lot to be proud of and this will be something we can build on this season.” Edith Jernstedt lowered her own Morcom Aquatics Center pool record in the 200 fly, controlling the race for the win at 1:58.06. Jernstedt originally set the mark back in January (1:58.64). She later contributed a win in the 100 fly, touching at 53.79. Peter Varjasi also bested his pool record in the 100 free, touching at 43.60, eclipsing his standard of 43.62 that was set back on Nov. 14, 2020. The Seminoles got off to a quick start, winning the 200 medley relay behind Sarah Evans, Julia Mansson, Jernstedt, and Gloria Muzito at 1:40.84, just ahead of the top