Men's Swimming | 2/19/2026 7:44:00 PM

THE EVENT FACTS
Event: PSAC Swim Championships, Day 2
Men's Point Totals/Placement: 239 (2nd)
Location: York, PA
Date: February 19th, 2026

YORK, Pa. – Gannon earned its first individual victory on Thursday night on day two of the PSAC Championship meet. Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) secured a win in the 100 butterfly, and the men's team turned in multiple impressive performances to close the evening. 

Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) was third in the same race that Loboda took home gold, an all-PSAC performance. The 200 freestyle relay secured second to open the evening with a time of 1:22.26. To close the night, the 400 medley relay took second. 

GANNON FINALS RESULTS

Men's 200 Freestyle Relay
Gannon - 2nd (1:22.26) (ALL-PSAC)

Men's 100 Butterfly
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) (A Final) - 1st (48.32) (ALL-PSAC) (NCAA B-CUT)
Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) (A Final) - 3rd (48.67) (ALL-PSAC)
Kaidan Helmeczi (Mount Wolf, PA/Northeastern Senior High School) (B Final) - 15th (51.08)

Men's 400 IM
Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) (A Final) - 8th (4:10.48)
Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy) (B Final) - 10th (4:08.74)

Men's 200 Freestyle
Emmanuel Cisneros (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet) (B Final) - 9th (1:41.69)
Ben Williams (Findlay, Ohio/Findlay) (B Final) - 12th (1:42.97)
Bryce Buret (B Final) - 16th (1:47.50)

Men's 400 Medley Relay
Gannon - 2nd (3:18.32) (ALL-PSAC)

THE KNIGHT CAP
•Winner Winner: Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) turned in Gannon's second NCAA B-Cut performance of the competition by winning the 100 butterfly. Loboda would clock in more than three tenths ahead of the field. Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) also earned all-PSAC honorees in the same race, taking third. 


• All-PSAC: GU turned in a second place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. Nikita Poparcea, Bengimin Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), Nickolas Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), and Bryce Buret swam a 1:22.26 to earn all-PSAC honors.
• Relay Success: The 400 medley was a strong race for the men. GU claimed second, another all-PSAC finish.
• Team Success: The men's team sits in second, moving up a spot from a night ago with 239 points. 

A LOOK AT TOMORROW
Friday is packed with action. Gannon will compete in the 200 medley relay, 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly finals.  

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