Men's Swim PSAC Day 2
PSAC

Men's Swimming By Isaac Petkac, Director of Communications & Creative Content

Men's Swimming sits in second after strong day two outing at PSAC Championships

Highlighted by three All-PSAC showings and an NCAA B cut mark, the Gannon men's swimming team currently sits in second place after day two of the PSAC Swimming Championships

The second day of the 2025 PSAC Swimming Championships continued to highlight the impressive performance from the Gannon University men's swimming team. The Golden Knights achieved three All-PSAC performances and recorded an NCAA B-cut time. Currently, they hold second place with 276 points, while West Chester is in first place with 465 points.
 
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) finished third in the 100-yard butterfly with an NCAA B-cut time of 48.56 seconds. Meanwhile, the 200-yard freestyle relay team, consisting of Nikita Pau, Poparcea Greiter, Bengimin Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), and Nikolas Ambrosiani, secured a third-place finish with a time of 1:23.10.
 
Additionally, the 400-yard medley relay team, made up of Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton), Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill), Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland), and Connor Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus), also finished in third place with a time of 3:25.67.

100 Butterfly
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) - "A" Final - 3rd, 48.56 (All-PSAC) (NCAA-B-cut) 
Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) - "A" Final - 5th, 48.95
Jordan Denyer (Port Elizabeth, South Africa/Grey) - "B" Final - 12th, 50.37
Connor Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus) - "B" Final - 16th, 51.46

400 IM
Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) - "A" Final - 6th, 4:07.71
Hiyan Kubagawa (Sao Paulo, Brazil/) - "B" Final - 10th, 4:07.31
Seth Butler (Maineville, Ohio/Little Miami) - "B" Final - 12th, 4:11.65
Ryan Barclay (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden) - "B" Final - 13th, 4:11.76

200 Freestyle
Ben Williams (Findlay, Ohio/Findlay) - "A" Final - 7th, 1:41.75
Manny Cisneros - "B" Final - 11th, 1:43.62
Nikita Poparcea - "B" Final - 13th, 1:44.39
Brandon Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus) - "B" Final - 16th, 1:46.25

200 Free Relay
Poparcea, Bengimin Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), Nikolas Ambrosiani, C. Hebert - 3rd, 1:23.10 (All-PSAC)

400 Medley Relay
Retsch, Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill), Loboda, C. Hebert, 3rd, 3:20.15 (All-PSAC)

Team Standings - After Day 2

1. West Chester - 465 points
2. GANNON - 276 points
3. Clarion - 274 points
4. Bloomsburg - 167 points
5. IUP - 162 points
6. Shippensburg - 112 points
7. Kutztown - 82 points
8. Edinboro - 54 points 

Up Next
The Golden Knights will continue their quest for a PSAC title tomorrow starting at 10:00 am. Events include the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 fly, 100 breaststroke, and 200 medley relay.
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Barclay

Ryan Barclay

5' 10"
Senior
Distance Freestyle/Butterfly
Seth Butler

Seth Butler

6' 4"
Senior
Backstroke/IM
Brandon Hebert

Brandon Hebert

6' 4"
Sophomore
Distance Freestyle
Connor Hebert

Connor Hebert

6' 5"
Senior
Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
Hiyan Kubagawa

Hiyan Kubagawa

5' 5"
Senior
Butterfly/Breaststroke
Will Retsch

Will Retsch

Junior
IM/Backstroke
Aidar Sataev

Aidar Sataev

Senior
Breaststroke/Butterfly
Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Junior
Freestyle
Bengimin Ambrosiani

Bengimin Ambrosiani

Freshman
Sprint Free/Backstroke
Jordan Denyer

Jordan Denyer

Freshman
Breaststroke/Freestyle

Players Mentioned

Ryan Barclay

Ryan Barclay

5' 10"
Senior
Distance Freestyle/Butterfly
Seth Butler

Seth Butler

6' 4"
Senior
Backstroke/IM
Brandon Hebert

Brandon Hebert

6' 4"
Sophomore
Distance Freestyle
Connor Hebert

Connor Hebert

6' 5"
Senior
Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
Hiyan Kubagawa

Hiyan Kubagawa

5' 5"
Senior
Butterfly/Breaststroke
Will Retsch

Will Retsch

Junior
IM/Backstroke
Aidar Sataev

Aidar Sataev

Senior
Breaststroke/Butterfly
Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Junior
Freestyle
Bengimin Ambrosiani

Bengimin Ambrosiani

Freshman
Sprint Free/Backstroke
Jordan Denyer

Jordan Denyer

Freshman
Breaststroke/Freestyle