Florida Southern College men’s swimming is ranked No. 9 nationally and Florida Southern College women’s swimming is ranked No. 19 in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Division II Top 25 dual-meet preseason poll.
The men’s ranking is the program’s highest in the CSCAA Top 25 since the 2021-22 season. The women’s team has remained in the national top 20 since October of the previous season. The 2026-27 season is the second year under head coach Steven Bostick.
Florida Southern College men’s swimming returns six All-Americans
Florida Southern College men’s swimming finished 10th overall at the NCAA championships in March. Six of the eight Florida Southern College men’s swimmers who earned All-American honors last season return to Lakeland.
The returning All-Americans are Peter Csicsaky, Matheus Da Rocha, Daniel Mesazaros, Will Neville, Simeon Prosinski and Michael Tretyakov. Their return accompanies the program’s No. 9 national preseason ranking as Florida Southern College begins the season inside the national top 10.
Florida Southern College women’s swimming brings back record-book contributors
Florida Southern College women’s swimming finished fourth in the Sunshine State Conference Championships last season and sent individual swimmers to the NCAA national championship. Sophomores Mallory Baker and Natalie True are among the returning swimmers.
Baker and True both entered Florida Southern College’s record book last season. The women’s team begins the 2026-27 season ranked No. 19 in the first dual-meet poll.
Florida Southern College opens against Florida Tech
Florida Southern College men’s and women’s swimming will open the season with a Sunshine State Conference dual meet at Florida Tech on Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in Melbourne. The teams will then host Tampa in their home opener on Oct. 17 at noon.
The back-to-back meets provide the first scheduled competition for both nationally ranked Florida Southern College swimming programs. The schedule begins on the road before the teams return home to face Tampa.
FSB Take
Florida Southern College enters the season with both swimming programs ranked in the national top 20. The men’s No. 9 ranking follows a 10th-place NCAA finish and the return of six All-Americans, while the women’s No. 19 ranking continues a top-20 run that began in October of the previous season.
The first opportunities to measure those rankings will come Oct. 16 at Florida Tech and Oct. 17 against Tampa. Both meets are part of the opening stretch for Florida Southern College men’s and women’s swimming.
Source: Original report