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Ryan Coughenour from Columbia, Missouri has announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic careers at Florida State beginning in fall 2026.
“I’m humbled, and excited to announce my commitment to Florida State University ! I’d like to thank God for blessing me with this opportunity and this talent. To my parents, teammates and coaches that each played a significant role in getting me here. To coach Ben for believing in me and seeing so much in me, I’m excited for what’s to come. GO NOLES!”
Coughenour swims for Columbia Swim Club and concluded his long course season at Summer Juniors where he finaled in all three of his events. His highest finished was 12th in the 100 breast as he swam a 1:02.99, just 0.06 off his lifetime best. He swam to best times in the 50 and 200 breaststrokes, swimming a 28.91 for 15th in the 50 and a 2:16.50 in the 200 for 25th.
Back in March, he finished his short course season at Columbia Sectionals where he swam to three best times. He finished 4th in the 200 breast in a 1:59.62, marking his first time under the 2:00 barrier. He dropped over eight seconds in the 200 breast over the course of the season as he entered fall 2024 with a lifetime best 2:07.95. He also swam a 55.79 in prelims of the 100 breast and a 4:13.07 in prelims of the 400 IM.
In addition to swimming, he enjoys to golf and fish and has his own shoe company. His grandpa played basketball at University Memphis and grandpa swam at Kansas State and was an Olympic trial qualifier in the 1950s.
Coughenour’s Best SCY Times Are:
- 100 breast: 55.79
- 200 breast: 1:59.62
The Florida State men finished 7th out of 15 teams at the 2025 ACC Championships with 639 points, finishing only 15 points behind 6th place Virginia Tech. Florida State was led by Michel Arkhangelskiy as he scored 80 individual points and was highlighted by an ACC title in the 100 back posting a 44.49.
It took a 53.12 in the 100 breast and a 1:55.80 in the 200 breast to earn a second swim at the 2025 ACC Championships. Tommaso Baravelli was the team’s highest finisher in both events at ACCs, with a 51.86 for 8th in the 100 and a 1:53.58 for 11th in the 200.
Coughenour will arrive next fall as a member of the class of 2030 along with Clay Magyar and Anthony Pineiro.
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