The LSU swimming and diving teams came up short in consecutive meets against Alabama and Florida State during a whirlwind weekend in which the Tigers and Lady Tigers traveled to three states in three days.The teams left Louisiana on Thursday morning and competed against Alabama in a dual meet Friday afternoon. Both LSU teams won seven out of 16 events, but it wasn’t enough as the Alabama men won, 166.5-133.5, and the Alabama women won, 170-130.”I give a lot of credit to Alabama,” said LSU coach Adam Schmitt. “They came out and competed well.”Four LSU swimmers had two wins each. Junior Hannes Heyl won the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard butterfly, while sophomore Mary Beck won the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke.Freshmen Andrei Tuomola and Amanda Kendall each won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle.Immediately following the conclusion of the Alabama meet, the Tigers traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., for a dual meet against Florida State on Saturday afternoon.On the men’s side, the meet came down to the touch of the wall. In the final event, the 400-yard relay, FSU held off LSU by less than a second to win the meet, 156-144.”The men’s meet was another classic LSU-Florida State showdown,” Schmitt said. “It came down to the last relay. The Seminoles were able to pull it out, but I thought we performed pretty well.”The LSU women won 10 out of 16 events — including both relays — but lost, 162-138.”We just got behind because of a lack of depth,” Schmitt said. “We can’t just rely on the top four or five swimmers … and I think they’re learning that.”Heyl, Beck and Kendall repeated Friday’s performance with two wins each against FSU. LSU freshman Craig Hamilton and junior Jane Trepp also won two events.Hamilton won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a personal best time of 9 minutes, 15.64 seconds, which ranks third in LSU history. Hamilton also placed first in the 500-yard freestyle with another personal best time of 4 minutes, 30.20 seconds.Kendall swept the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle for the second consecutive day, while Heyl had victories in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly.Trepp won the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard breaststroke with season best times. Beck took the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard individual medley.Both teams will be on the road against next week, taking a short trip to New Orleans for a dual meet at 6 p.m. Friday against the University of New Orleans.Contact Katherine Terrell at [email protected]