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AUBURN, Ala. – The No.19/RV Florida State swimming and diving teams closed out competition at the Auburn Invite on Saturday. Pia Murray and Hannah Womer contributed podium performances, while members of both teams added career best swims. Murray swam a personal best in the 200 back, touching at 1:54.94 for the win. Her swim still ranks her third on the FSU all-time top 10 list. Oliva Sapio followed in seventh place, clocking 1:59.74 to close out her career. Gloria Muzito led the way for the Noles in the 100 free, touching at 50.88 for 11th place, just ahead of Brooke Arnold (51.08) in 12th and Gabrianna Banks (51.20) in 13th. In the 200 breast, Rachel Moran placed seventh at 2:17.44 ahead of Nora Woods in 11th (2:22.83). Hannah Womer added bronze in the 200 fly, touching at 1:58.66. Ella Dyjack represented the Seminoles in the 1650 free, touching fourth at 17:11.80. After the meet, Jenny Halden swam a time trial in the 100 fly, clocking 52.64, which was under her season best time she ....
AUBURN, Ala. – Members of the Florida State women’s swimming and diving team will be headed to the NCAA Championships in March after swimming and automatic qualifying time in the 200 medley relay at the Auburn Invite on Friday. The team of Tania Quaglieri, Nina Kucheran, Jenny Halden and Rebecca Moynihan touched first behind a season best of 1:36.37, just under the NCAA ‘A’ cut (1:36.40). “We’re really excited about what we saw today,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Of course our women’s 200 medley relay was amazing. It was awesome to get that NCAA cut done. We also had some other great performances.” The No.19/RV Seminoles competed in two finals only sessions on Friday and will race again on Saturday at 11 a.m., at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center. In the evening, Ginevra Molino was the runner-up in the 400 IM, touching at 4:20.88 ahead of Sydney Cole in fourth at 4:30.24. Halden added a silver medal in the 100 fly, swimming a season-best and NCAA consideratio ....
Atlanta, Ga. – On the final night of the Georgia Tech Invite, Nina Kucheran lowered her school record in the 200 breast with at time of 2:08.57 (NCAA B) for silver.
In prelims, Kucheran turned in a time of 2:11.36 and was seeded fifth for the final. At night she climbed to second, turning in a new personal best, a mark she set at the 2019 ACC Championships (2:08.78).
Pia Murray led off the session by taking bronze in the 200 back, touching at 1:55.73 (NCAA B), which was just off her best (1:55.21). Maddie McDonald followed in seventh at 1:57.39.
The Noles had two in the top heat of the 100 free, led by Rebecca Moynihan in sixth at 49.60 and Zsofia Kurdi in seventh (49.72). Kurdi would lead off the 400 free relay with her fastest split, touching at 49.50.
Rookie Edith Jernstedt turned in her best at 1:58.26 and Hannah Womer also clocked her career best at 1:58.57. Jernstedt now ranks seventh in school history and Womer is eighth. Both swims wer ....