Biography
Expected to compete in freestyle events during the 2015-16 season ... enters the campaign as Gannon’s record holder in the 100-yard freestyle (45.76), 200-yard butterfly (1:50.83), 200-yard IM (1:54.21) and 400-yard IM (3:57.23) ... is also part of a school relay record in the 800-yard freestyle (6:52.04) … transferred to Gannon from Lake Erie (Ohio) College prior to the 2013-14 academic year.
2014-15: Was a two-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) performer, earning the distinction individually in the 200-yard butterfly along with the 800-yard freestyle relay team … finished third at the conference championships in the 200-yard butterfly with a 1:54.22 time … helped the 800-yard freestyle relay team place third with a school record time of 6:56.98 … named PSAC and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Swimmer of the Week two times each … selected Swimmer of the Week for both organizations on January 13 after being a triple-winner during Gannon's 104-101 victory against NCAA Division I Canisius … swam the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke for the first time against Canisius, winning both with PSAC-qualifying times of 21.70 and 53.72 … completed the trifecta by swimming the third leg for the 400-yard freestyle relay team, helping win the race with a total time of three minutes and 16.76 seconds … the Golden Knights trailed 95-93, before the 400-yard freestyle relay team won the final event to clinch the team victory … named Swimmer of the Week for both PSAC and ECAC a second time on January 20, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:06.49) and 400-yard IM (4:13.41) with conference-qualifying times at NCAA Division I Cleveland State … competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM … recorded 23 PSAC-qualifying times in 24 events, missing a time during his only attempt at the 100-yard breaststroke during the Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge … produced three NCAA “B” cut times … met national standards in the 500-yard freestyle (4:34.53) and 400-yard IM (4:00.21) at the Wooster Invitational, winning both events … added another NCAA “B” cut during the finals of the 400-yard IM at the PSAC Championships, finishing fifth with a 4:01.58 time … captured 10 first-place finishes … touched the wall first during his only attempts at the 50-yard freestyle (21.70, Canisius Meet), 200-yard freestyle (1:44.17, Bloomsburg Meet), 100-yard backstroke (53.72, Canisius Meet), 200-yard backstroke (2:00.30, Grove City Tri-Meet) and 100-yard butterfly (55.65, Tiffin Meet) … took home first place during both 500-yard freestyle events he swam in, including first (4:51.19) at Bloomsburg … placed second during his only 200-yard IM race, clocking a time of 1:56.24 at the Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge … recorded three top-three finishes in five 200-yard butterfly races … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … helped relay teams finish first five times, second four times and third twice … was part of a team that recorded Gannon’s best 200-yard freestyle time (1:25.02) of the season during a fourth-place finish at the Wooster Invitational … swam the opening leg for the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished second (1:28.66) at Tiffin … added a 200-yard freestyle relay bronze medal at the Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge with a 1:27.98 time … helped 400-yard freestyle relay teams post victories at the Westminster Relays (3:15.35) and Canisius Meet (3:16.76) … started the 400-yard freestyle relay event at Bloomsburg, helping secure a second-place finish (3:17.02) … kicked off the opening leg for the team that produced Gannon’s best 400-yard freestyle relay time (3:06.94) of the season at the Wooster Invitational … helped Gannon recorded its lone 800-yard freestyle relay victory of the season at the Westminster Relays with a 7:20.18 time … swam the opening leg for the team that generated Gannon’s best 800-yard freestyle relay time (6:52.04) of the season at the Wooster Invitational … competed twice with the 200-yard medley relay team, winning the event at the Grove City Tri-Meet (1:36.93) and finishing second at NCAA Division I Cleveland State (1:38.50) … was part of the winning 400-yard medley relay team (3:36.05) at the Westminster Relays … anchored the team the produced Gannon’s best 400-yard medley relay time (3:27.47) of the season at the Wooster Invitational.
2013-14: Earned all-america honors at the NCAA Division II Championships with a 15th-place finish in the 400-yard IM ... named PSAC Swimmer of the Week four times ... participated in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, 100-yard IM, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM as a sophomore … earned 29 PSAC-qualifying times ... registered six NCAA "B" cut times ... recorded top-three finishes 30 times and top-five finishes 31 times during 33 individual races ... met PSAC-qualifying standards each time he competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM ... captured the individual title in the 200-yard IM (1:54.21) at the PSAC Championships, setting the program record ... placed third (45.76) at the PSAC Championships in the 100-yard freestyle, establishing another school record ... earned a runner-up finish (1:50.83) in the 200-yard butterfly at the PSAC Championships, breaking his own school record in the same season ... competed at the NCAA Division II Championships … placed 15th (3:59.11) in the 400-yard IM, 21st (9:29.01) in the 1,000-yard freestyle and 22nd (1:53.10) in the 200-yard butterfly at the national championships ... participated with relay teams in eight different events … captured five first-place finishes as part of relay teams, including the three 400-yard medley relay titles … was part of winning 800-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle teams.
High School: Swam for head coach Danil Proskura at Zaporizkiy Collegium #98 High School in Zaporizhia, Ukraine … was a multiple winner at the Ukraine Junior National Championships in the 5000m (open water swimming), 1500m, 800m, 400m freestyle and 400m IM … participated in the Junior European Open Water Swimming Championship during August of 2009 in Holland Amsterdam, finishing 27th … was the Winter Ukraine Junior national champion in the 400m IM.
Personal: International Business major.
