Women's Swimming

PSAC Swimming Athletes of the Week - 5

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Men’s and Women’s Swimming Athletes of the Week. Two Gannon Golden Knights were selected, with Mariia Melnyk earning the Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week honor and Kuba Loboda named the Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week.
 


Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week

 
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Mariia Melnyk
Gannon
Freestyle / Backstroke
Sophomore
Kyiv, Ukraine

Melnyk delivered a record-setting performance in Gannon's 171.5-122.5 victory over Case Western Reserve on Saturday at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool, collecting four first-place finishes while helping the Golden Knights establish multiple school and pool records. Highlighting her afternoon, Melnyk led off the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 50.58 in the opening 100 yards, establishing a new Gannon school record and pool record while achieving an NCAA Division II B-cut. Her performance currently ranks first in the PSAC in the 100-yard freestyle for the 2026–27 season, nearly eight-tenths of a second ahead of the next-fastest conference swimmer. Melnyk also swept her individual events, winning the 100-yard backstroke in 57.15 to establish a pool record and capturing the 100-yard freestyle in an NCAA B-cut time of 50.81. She was also a member of Gannon's school- and pool-record-setting 200-yard medley relay, joining Daniela Mišúthová, Amari Ash and Hailey Wills to capture first place in 1:45.09. Melnyk capped off the meet by helping the Golden Knights win the 400-yard freestyle relay in a pool-record time of 3:34.20.


Men’s Swimming Athlete of the Week
 
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Kuba Loboda
Gannon
Breaststroke / Butterfly
Senior
Lublin, Poland

Loboda delivered a record-setting performance in Gannon's 166.5-121.5 victory over Case Western Reserve on Saturday at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool, collecting three first-place finishes while establishing a school record and contributing to multiple pool-record performances. Highlighting his afternoon, Loboda established a Gannon school record and Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching first in 55.21 seconds. He opened the race with a 25.49 split through the first 50 yards, which currently ranks first in the PSAC and 10th in NCAA Division II in the 50-yard breaststroke for the 2026–27 season. Loboda also captured first place in the 100-yard butterfly with an NCAA Division II B-cut time of 48.47. He contributed to Gannon's pool-record-setting 200-yard medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg alongside Patrick Biasio, Kaidan Helmeczi and Nickolas Ambrosiani as the Golden Knights finished first in 1:30.60.