Swimming and Diving . October 31, 2025

Gamecocks Split Dual vs. Florida State

Results

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – South Carolina swim and dive split results with Florida State on Friday afternoon at the Morcom Aquatics Center.

The Gamecock women defeated the Seminoles 199-91, while the men fell short 121-179.

WOMEN

To kick off the afternoon, the 200 medley relay team of Amy Riordan, Lix Goodwin-Birnie, Taylor Grimley and Dylan Scholes grabbed a second-place finish with a time of 1:39.23.
Sophomore Nora Fluck opened the individual events by breaking her own school record in the 1000 freestyle, clocking a winning time of 9:43.64. She originally set the previous record in the season’s first meet.
Breckin Gormley notched another win for USC in the 200 freestyle, securing the win with a time of 1:46.55. Gormley also grabbed a win in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:45.10. Fluck finished second with a 4:48.14.
Riordan picked up right where she left off, taking the 100 backstroke title, recording a time of 52.50. She also grabbed a win in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.19.
Dylan Scholes earned another win for the Gamecocks as she took home the 50 freestyle win with a time of 22.61.
Megan Maholic grabbed herself a victory in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:57.13. Katie Buehler, Caroline Chasser and Tori Abruzzo followed behind.
Delaney Franklin claimed the 200 breaststroke victory with a time of 2:10.92. Kesa Taivassalo finished third and Alexis Dalton followed in fourth.
Franklin picked up the win in the 200 individual medley as well, notching a time of 2:00.33.
The team of Riordan, Scholes, Ellery Ottem and Sofia Luper claimed the 400 freestyle relay title with a time of 3:19.66.
On the diving side, senior Sophie Verzyl got the job done, taking both the 1-meter (266.10) and the 3-meter (344.10) dive victories.

MEN

Connor Fry completed the Gamecock sweep in the 1000 freestyle, finding the wall first with a time of 9:03.79.
Fry also finished second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:25.37.
Freshman Einar Agustsson picked up his first collegiate win in the 100 breaststroke with the sixth-fastest time in program history (52.91). Agustsson went on to pick up the win in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:56.21, the fifth-fastest in program history.
Freshman Merlin Ficher earned his first win as a Gamecock in the 200 backstroke, recording a time of 1:44.36, the eighth-fastest in program history.
Pierre Largeron finished first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:24.64.
Eldor Usmonov added a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 46.36, tying him for third in program history.
The 400 freestyle relay team of Ryan Hufford, Bexon Harrison, Agustsson and Eldor Usmonov grabbed a second-place finish with a time of 2:57.20.
Charley Bayer took home first place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 333.38. Max Spencer took home the 1-meter title, notching a score of 376.50.

Head Coach Jeff Poppell on the Team’s Performance
“Super proud of our men and women today! It was great to see the progress made over the past 3 weeks of training. We experienced a little different environment today, competing outdoors, but overall, it was a lot of fun, and the athletes handled it beautifully!”

Up Next for the Gamecocks
South Carolina returns home to host UNC on Friday, Nov. 7, inside the Carolina Natatorium.

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