Georgia junior Abby McCulloh clocked a winning time of 9:30.61 in the 1000 free that knocked more than five seconds off her lifetime best in the event.
German fifth-year Peter Varjasi showed off his versatility with 1st-place finishes in the 100 free (43.21) and 100 fly (48.26), the latter in a new best time.
Results Knoxville, Tenn. – Samantha Vear and Tazman Abramowicz qualified for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in an additional event on Tuesday at the NCAA Zone B Championships. Vear finished sixth in the women’s 3-meter competition and will dive both springboard events at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships from March 15-18 back at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Abramowicz finished fifth on platform and will add that to his list in Minneapolis, Minn., from March 22-25. After qualifying for the NCAA Championships on 1-meter on Monday, Vear advanced to the women’s 3-meter final after scoring 325.00 in prelims for fifth place. Needing only to finish within the top 12 to add 3-meter to her NCAA list, Vear added 327.95 to her tally in finals, scoring 652.95 for sixth place. Despite performing all 12 of his dives from the 5-meter or 7.5-meter platforms, Abramowicz received marks of 6.0 or higher on every dive. He led the Seminoles out of prelims with a
Results Knoxville, Tenn. – Florida State divers Samantha Vear and Tazman Abramowicz punched their tickets to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Monday at the Zone B Diving Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Vear placed seventh in the women’s 1-meter competition, while Abramowicz finished eighth in the men’s 3-meter event. Vear advances to her first NCAAs and will join teammates Julia Mansson, Edith Jernstedt, Maddy Huggins, Anna Metzler along with the 200 medley relay next week back in Knoxville. Abramowicz qualified for the fifth time in his career and is the first Seminole to earn a spot in the men’s meet, which will take place March 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minn. “It was a great day today,” FSU head diving coach John Proctor said. “Sammy loves to compete. She’s in her element at these meets and it showed today, It was fun to watch her work. Tazman has now made NCAAs representing three different schools. He had a bad injury earlier this y
Prelims | Finals Knoxville, Tenn. – Florida State divers opened competition at the 2023 NCAA Zone B Diving Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on Sunday. Tazman Abramowicz, David Vargas, and Darwin Nolasco competed in the final of the men’s 1-meter competition on Sunday. Abramowicz led the Noles out of prelims in 11th place at 335.45 after a steady round, scoring all of his six dives at 5.0 or higher. With scores carrying over to finals, Abramowicz ended up taking 14th place with a total of 657.50. Nolasco (312.70) and Vargas (312.60) advanced to finals in 17th and 18th, taking the last two spots. Vargas maneuvered up to 12th place after his fourth-round dive. After slipping four spots following the fifth round, Vargas switched his last round dive from prelims from a front 3 ½ somersault tuck, to a pike. He received marks from 7.0-7.5, scoring 72.60 points, bringing his tally to 656.05 for 15th. Nolasco finished prelims in 17th place after his final three dives rec