Women's Swimming

PSAC Swimming Athletes of the Week - 6

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced the Men’s and Women’s Swimming Athletes of the Week. Gannon's Mariia Melnyk was selected as the Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week while West Chester's Bartosz Brzozowski earned the Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week honor.

Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
 
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Mariia Melnyk
Gannon
Freestyle / Backstroke
Freshman
Kyiv, Ukraine / Education Center Optima

Melnyk delivered a dominant three-day performance at the Malone Invitational, accounting for three program records, four individual victories, and multiple relay wins while helping Gannon capture both the women’s team title and the combined team sweep. Melnyk broke the school record in the 50 freestyle on Thursday, winning the event in 23.42, surpassing a mark set in 2021-22. She followed it with another historic swim on Friday, posting 55.85 in the 100 backstroke to shatter a program record that had stood since 2017-18. On Saturday, she lowered her own 100 freestyle school record after clocking 50.70, nearly a full second ahead of the field. Across the Invitational she contributed wins in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back, and multiple relays, including the 200 medley and 400 medley squads that each secured first-place finishes. Melnyk now owns school records in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 backstroke and was one of the meet’s most consistent point scorers. Her performance helped the Golden Knights total 3,481 combined points and win the women’s title by 62 points.


Men’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
 
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Bartosz Brzozowski
West Chester
Backstroke
Freshman
Warsaw, Poland

Brzozowski won the 100 backstroke in setting a new school record and finished third in the 200 back while hitting an NCAA B-Cut time in the 100 back. He also swam the backstroke in both the 200 and 400 medley relays helping them to a fourth-place and third-place showing, respectively. His time of 48.25 seconds in the 100 back is a new West Chester University record. His time of 1:49.88 in the 200 back is also the fourth-best time in school history.