Men's Swimming | 1/23/2026 8:40:00 PM

THE EVENT FACTS
Women's Score: Edinboro 107, Gannon 98
Men's Score: Gannon 131.5, Edinboro 73.5
Location: Edinboro, Pa.
Date: January 23, 2026

EDINBORO, Pa. – The Gannon swimming & diving teams split a road dual meet with Edinboro on Friday evening, as the Golden Knight men earned a convincing victory while the women came up just short in a tightly contested matchup.

The Gannon men controlled the meet from start to finish, claiming multiple event wins and depth points on the way to a 131.5–73.5 victory. On the women's side, several strong individual performances kept Gannon within reach, but Edinboro took the 107–98 decision.

THE KNIGHT CAP
• Men's Relay Strength: The quartet of Jakub Loboda, Nick Ambrosiani, Ben Ambrosiani, and Nikita Poparcea won the 200 Free Relay in 1:25.19 to close the meet.
• Distance Dominance: Kaidan Helmeczi (Mount Wolf, PA/Northeastern Senior High School) (10:14.24) and Dexter Jones (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) (10:20.26) went 1-2 for Gannon in the 1000 Free. Manny Cisneros added a win in the 500 Free (4:53.17).
• Sprint Power: Nikita Poparcea won the 50 Free (21.29) and later added a victory in the 200 Back (1:57.49).
• IM & Fly Success: Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) Castro claimed the 200 IM (2:14.78) and the 200 Back (2:10.69) for the women. Jakub Loboda captured the men's 200 Fly (1:52.94).
• Women's Highlights: Mariia Melnyk (Kyiv, Ukraine/Education Center Optima) won the 100 Free (53.22) and placed second in the 50 Free. Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) (200 Fly) and Romero Castro (200 IM, 200 Back) added key event wins.
• Breaststroke Points: Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill) led the men with a win in the 200 Breast (2:08.96), while Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa) placed third for the women.

THE NEXT EVENT
Gannon returns to action on Saturday, January 31st at Penn State Behrend at 1:00 pm. It will be their last meet until PSAC Championships. 

This story was written using the support of AI.