Men's Swimming

Men's Swimming Taylor Brown, Assistant Director of Athletics Creative Media & Communications

Men’s Swimming set for 2025 PSAC Swimming Championships

Swimming action set to begin Monday, February 17 through Thursday, February 20 at Graham Aquatics Center in York Pennsylvania

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The Gannon University men's swimming team is set to compete at the 2025 PSAC Swimming Championships, scheduled to take place from Monday, February 17 to Thursday, February 20 at the Graham Aquatics Center in York, Pennsylvania. Preliminaries will be held daily at 10:00 a.m., followed by the finals at 6:00 p.m.

Last year the Golden Knights finished fourth out of seven teams. The 400-yard medley relay team, consisting of Joey Decheck (Plum, Pa./Plum), Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill), Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton), and Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy), achieved a third-place time of 3:20.22, earning All-PSAC accolades. Additionally, the 200-yard medley relay team, comprised of Joey Decheck (Plum, Pa./Plum), Josh Nel (Johannesburg, South Africa/American International), Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton), and Will Moses (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake), finished second with a time of 1:31.15, also earning All-PSAC recognition. On the final day of competition, Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy) broke the 200-yard breaststroke record and secured a second-place finish, earning All-PSAC honors as well.

"We are looking forward to competing at the conference championship," said first-year head coach Milan Medo. Under his leadership the men's team recorded a 3-5 dual meet record and achieved a first-place finish at the Malone Invitational, scoring a total of 1,738 points among a 14-team field.

Medo earned his first victory as the head coach of the Golden Knight men's swimming team on November 9 against IUP, 175-87.

"Everyone has put in a lot of time and effort this season, and we expect great results from our competing athletes next week," Medo added.

**All-Conference Qualifications** 
  • All-PSAC Honors are awarded to the top three finishers in each event at the conference championships.
  • Additionally, a PSAC Scholar Athlete, Athlete, Coach, and Freshman of the Year will be selected for both men's and women's categories.
 
Golden Knight Notable Seeds:
  • Ryan Barclay (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden) – 7th – 1,000 Freestyle – 9:58.15
  • Manny Cisneros – 8th – 1,000 Freestyle – 10:01.15
  • Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) – 5th – 200 IM – 1:51.56
  • Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) – 10th – 50 Freestyle - 20.84
  • Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) – 2nd – 100 Fly – 48.92
  • Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) – 8th – 400 IM – 4:06.73
  • Bryce Buret – 10th – 200 Freestyle – 1:42.46
  • Manny Cisneros – 8th – 500 Freestyle – 4:38.94
  • Nikolas Ambrosiani – 8th – 100 Backstroke – 52.14
  • Nikita Pau Poparcea Greiter (Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain) – 9th – 100 Backstroke – 52.21
  • Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill) – 7th – 100 Breaststroke – 56.16
  • Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) – 9th – 100 Breaststroke – 56.50
  • Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) – 3rd – 200 Fly – 1:50.87
  • Manny Cisneros – 5th – 1,650 Freestyle – 16:21.98
  • Ryan Barclay (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden) – 9th – 1,650 Freestyle – 16:44.18
  • Seth Butler (Maineville, Ohio/Little Miami) – 4th – 200 Backstroke – 1:53.45
  • Nickolas Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward) – 9th – 200 Backstroke – 1:55.35
  • Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill) – 2nd – 200 Breaststroke – 2:02.08
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Players Mentioned

Joey Decheck

Joey Decheck

5' 11"
Senior
Sprint
Will Moses

Will Moses

5' 11"
Senior
IM/Breaststroke
Josh Nel

Josh Nel

5' 10"
Senior
Breaststroke/IM
Ryan Barclay

Ryan Barclay

5' 10"
Senior
Distance Freestyle/Butterfly
Malachi Boyle

Malachi Boyle

Junior
Breaststroke/Freestyle
Seth Butler

Seth Butler

6' 4"
Senior
Backstroke/IM
Will Retsch

Will Retsch

Junior
IM/Backstroke
Aidar Sataev

Aidar Sataev

Senior
Breaststroke/Butterfly
Nickolas Ambrosiani

Nickolas Ambrosiani

Freshman
Sprint Free/Backstroke
Kuba Loboda

Kuba Loboda

Sophomore
Sprint Free/Butterfly

Players Mentioned

Joey Decheck

Joey Decheck

5' 11"
Senior
Sprint
Will Moses

Will Moses

5' 11"
Senior
IM/Breaststroke
Josh Nel

Josh Nel

5' 10"
Senior
Breaststroke/IM
Ryan Barclay

Ryan Barclay

5' 10"
Senior
Distance Freestyle/Butterfly
Malachi Boyle

Malachi Boyle

Junior
Breaststroke/Freestyle
Seth Butler

Seth Butler

6' 4"
Senior
Backstroke/IM
Will Retsch

Will Retsch

Junior
IM/Backstroke
Aidar Sataev

Aidar Sataev

Senior
Breaststroke/Butterfly
Nickolas Ambrosiani

Nickolas Ambrosiani

Freshman
Sprint Free/Backstroke
Kuba Loboda

Kuba Loboda

Sophomore
Sprint Free/Butterfly