Men's Swimming | 2/20/2026 8:00:00 PM
THE EVENT FACTS
Event: PSAC Swim Championships, Day 3
Men's Point Totals/Placement: 405 (2nd)
Location: York, PA
Date: February 20th, 2026
YORK, Pa. – Gannon took home another victory on Friday in the penultimate day of the 2026 PSAC Championships. The day was anchored by strong individual performances for the men.
The men's 200 medley relay was the victor in the finals heat, earning an all-PSAC performance and breaking a school record in the process.
The Golden Knights had several strong individual races that were mere inches off a podium finish. Marcos Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain/Santa María del Pilar) would swim a 49.79 to finish fourth in the 100 backstroke. Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) also earned a fourth place finish in the 100 butterfly, clocking a 1:51.83.
The final day of PSAC Championships will begin tomorrow at 10:00 am. Finals start at 5:00 pm.
GANNON FINALS RESULTS
Men's 200 Medley Relay
Gannon - 1st (1:29.55) (ALL-PSAC) (SCHOOL RECORD)
Men's 500 Freestyle
Emmanuel Cisneros (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet) (A Final) - 6th (4:38.68)
Dexter Jones (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) (B Final) - 12th (4:46.01)
Men's 100 Backstroke
Marcos Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain/Santa María del Pilar) (A Final) - 4th (49.79)
Tyler Turgeon (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin High School) (A Final)- 7th (51.02)
Nickolas Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward) (B Final) - 9th (50.66)
Bengimin Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward) (B Final) - 13th (52.20)
Bryce Buret (B Final) - 15th (52.76)
Nikita Poparcea (B Final) - 16th (52.99)
Men's 100 Breaststroke
Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy) (A Final) - 8th (56.71)
Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill) (B Final) - 9th (56.48)
Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) (B Final) - 14th (57.68)
Men's 200 Butterfly
Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) (A Final) - 4th (1:51.83)
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) (A Final) - 7th (1:53.71)
Tyler Turgeon (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin High School) (B Final) - 10th (1:54.78)
Kaidan Helmeczi (Mount Wolf, PA/Northeastern Senior High School) (B Final) - 12th (1:55.43)
Adrian Parades Carrillo (B Final) - 14th (1:55.73)
THE KNIGHT CAP
•A New Record: The meet started off with a bang. In the 200 medley relay, the team of Marcos Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain/Santa María del Pilar), Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy), Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) and Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) broke a school record with a time of 1:29.55, a mark previously set in the 2023-24 season. GU would take first for the second win of the championships. Retsch and Boyle, interestingly enough, were part of the record setting team two years ago.
• Backing it Up: Marcos Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain/Santa María del Pilar) claimed fourth in the 200 backstroke, his best individual placement of his freshman campaign.
• Team Success: The men's squad remains comfortably in second with 405 points heading into the final day.
A LOOK AT TOMORROW
The final day of the 2026 PSAC Championships will begin tomorrow. Prelims start at 10:00 am, finals will start at 5:00 pm.
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