Women's Swimming | 2/20/2026 8:16:00 PM
*Editors Note*: This coverage was originally published in a combined recap. For clarity and consistency, it has been separated into individual articles for the men's and women's teams.
THE EVENT FACTS
Event: PSAC Swim Championships, Day 3
Women's Point Totals/Placement: 388 (7th)
Location: York, PA
Date: February 20th, 2026
YORK, Pa. – Gannon once again improved upon their spot in the team standings on Friday, climbing to seventh in the penultimate day of PSAC Championships. Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) had the top Gannon performance with a fourth place finish in the 200 butterfly.
The final day of PSAC Championships will begin tomorrow at 10:00 am. Finals start at 5:00 pm.
GANNON FINALS RESULTS
Women's 200 Medley Relay
Gannon - 6th (1:46.45)
Women's 500 Freestyle
Elisa Moliner (Zaragoza, Spain/IES Francisco de Goya) (C Final) - 21st (5:14.89)
Women's 100 Backstroke
Mariia Melnyk (Kyiv, Ukraine/Education Center Optima) (B Final) - 9th (57.64)
Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) (B Final) - 16th (1:00.62)
Libby Kibler (Attica, N.Y./Attica Senior) (C Final) - 21st (1:00.38)
Women's 100 Breaststroke
Maria Valcheva (Sofia, Bulgaria/Sports School Vasil Levski) (C Final) - 18th (1:07.83)
Chinyere Mgbemena (Harare, Zimbabwe/Eaglesvale) (C Final) - 19th (1:07.87)
Women's 200 Butterfly
Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) (A Final) - 4th (2:07.88)
Hailey Wills (Cleves, Ohio/Seton) (B Final) - 16th (2:15.06)
Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa) (C Final) - 20th (2:17.32)
THE KNIGHT CAP
• Backing it Up: The women were strong in the 100 backstroke. Mariia Melnyk (Kyiv, Ukraine/Education Center Optima) recorded a top six time but ultimately finished ninth, a sub 48 second swim for the Golden Knights. Juliana Romero (Bogotá, Columbia/Colegio pureza de Maria) was in the top 16, while Libby Kibler (Attica, N.Y./Attica Senior) dropped nearly a second of her personal best time.
• Emily Showcases: Emily Hedges (Peachtree Corners, Ga./St Pius X Catholic) was just one spot shy of an all-PSAC performance, still clocking a strong 2:07.88 in the 200 butterfly. The junior led all Golden Knights in that race.
• Team Success: For a second straight day, the women moved up another spot, sitting in seventh with one day to go.
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.
This story was written using the support of AI.
