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Georgia Invitational: Luca Urlando Lowers American, NCAA Record in 200 Fly Luca Urlando isn’t shy about setting best times when you don’t always expect them. Chalk up Friday as another instance. Urlando went 1:36.41 to win the 200 butterfly at the Georgia Invitational. That’s .02 seconds quicker tha...

Georgia Invitational, Night 2: Josh Liendo Blasts 43.42 100 Fly to Outduel Luca Urlando The audience didn’t have to wait long for the signature event of the second night of the Georgia Invitational. Josh Liendo and Luca Urlando delivered. Liendo won the battle of Olympians with a time of 43.42 in th...

Canadian Molly Carlson is Reaching New Heights, On Diving and Online Platforms The first time Molly Carlson watched one of her videos on TikTok go certifiably viral, the content of it surprised her. It wasn’t a well-executed dive. It wasn’t a life milestone or a swimsuit haul that took off. It wasn’...

Florida State Men Get Two Wins by Six Total Points in Alabama, LSU Tri-Meet The Florida State men’s team pulled out a pair of thrilling victories on Saturday at the Seminole Heritage Meet, edging Alabama by two points and LSU by four. Alabama’s women’s team was the big winner on that side of the mee...

Day 3 of the ACC Men's Championships, unexpectedly, meant three teams in the lead at some point during the night session. First it was Virginia Tech, which took the early initiative with Youssef Ramadan's win in the 100 butterfly. Then came NC State's turn to defend its crown with its depth. But a c...

By Kevin Donnelly, Swimming World College Intern. Day 4 of Cary Futures saw competition in the women's and men's 100 free, 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 medley relay, as well as the women's 1500 free and the men's 800 free. After three tough days of hard racing and fast swimming, Day 4 saw perhaps the m...

Auburn Women Take Down Florida State; Seminoles Better Tigers in Men's Meet Auburn and Florida State split a dual meet on Friday, with the 23rd-ranked Auburn women registering a 177-123 win over the Seminoles. Meanwhile, 15th0-ranked Florida State edged the Tigers in the men's meet, 153-147. Full Re...

Kennedi Dobson Rips Nation’s Best Mile to Start Georgia Invitational Kennedi Dobson started the Georgia Invitational with a time of 15:47.61 in the 1,650 free on Tuesday, setting the top time in the nation this season. Dobson was one of seven automatic qualifiers for NCAAs in the event. The fab fres...

Jere Hribar Impressive as LSU Knocks Off Alabama and Florida State The Louisiana State University Tigers hosted Alabama and Florida State in dual meet action Friday and secured four victories, but the men's team had to work especially hard to edge out the Crimson Tide and the Seminoles by merely fiv...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, August 26. FLORIDA State swimming and diving Head Coach Frank Bradley has announced the hiring of John Proctor as the newest head diving coach on Monday (Aug. 25). “John is a great addition to our staff,” Bradley said. “I think he will make a smooth transition into our program....

Florida State Hires Athena Miller as Associate Head Coach Florida State on Friday announced the hiring of Athena Miller as associate head coach to the swimming and diving program. Miller has been an assistant coach for 12 years, spending last year as the associate head coach at the University of Pit...

Virginia’s Kate Douglass has been named the women’s ACC Swimmer of the Week for the second time this season, joined by men’s swimmer Evgenii Somov of Louisville. Florida State’s Samantha Vear and Joshua Davidson are the women’s and men’s Divers of the Week, announced on Tuesday. Douglass set a pair ...

Coleman Stewart of NC State and Virginia’s Paige Madden were named the ACC men’s and women’s swimmer of the year, respectively, in Friday’s list of postseason honorees. Full list of honorees: Men’s Swimmer of the Year: Coleman Stewart, NC State Women’s Swimmer of the Year: Paige Madden, Virginia Men...

Georgia Invitational: Ruard van Renen Cracks 43.92 100 Back To Win  Georgia’s Ruard van Renen blasted a time of 43.92 seconds on Thursday to win the men’s 100 backstroke, one of the highlights of a fast night of racing at the Georgia Invitational. Van Renen’s time was quicker than the 44.46 that was...

Florida State Opens Season With Sweep Of Team Titles at TYR Classic The Florida State swimming and diving teams opened the 2021-22 season by winning the TYR Classic at the Biscayne Bay Campus Aquatics Center on Saturday. Heading into the second and final day of competition, the ladies (217) held a s...

Tommaso Baravelli Wins Three Times as Florida State Swims Past Harvard Tommaso Baravelli won three events Tuesday as Florida State topped Harvard, 168-132, in a dual meet in Tallahassee. Baravelli posted a time of 55.35 seconds to win the 100 breaststroke, one of three Seminoles in the 55-mids. Jayd...

ACC Championships, Day 2 Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Blasts American Record 20.77 in 50 Free Three swimmers enter Day 2 of the ACC Championships with A cuts in the women’s 50 freestyle. One enters as the American record holder. And that one improved the mark in short order. Gretchen Walsh’s hot streak c...

Florida State Hires Kyle Cormier as Assistant Coach Florida State on Friday announced the hiring of Kyle Cormier as an assistant coach to the swimming and diving staff. The former pro swimmer will be responsible for directing operations of the swim team. Cormier was a volunteer assistant last season...

When Megan Kingsley moved to South Carolina, with her reputation as a swimmer, it wasn’t long before someone brought up the Coastal Carolina Aquatic Association. Kingsley, who grew up in North Carolina, had done year-round club swimming. Summer league at a neighborhood club wasn’t an option. But whe...

Florida Wins 22 Events in Near Identical Sweep of Rival Florida State Florida won 22 events across both meets as the Gators swept in-state rival Florida State by nearly identical scores. The No. 3 Florida women’s team claimed a 182-118 win. The fourth-ranked men top No. 16 Florida State, 181-119. Me...