Results
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Allegheny women's swimming team had several strong finishes on day three of the 2026 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships Friday (Feb. 20), hosted by Grove City.
The Gators were well represented in the A Finals of the 100 breaststroke with three qualifiers.
Josephine Reiter (Pittsburgh, Pa./CAPA) delivered the best individual performance of the championships so far as she was the runner-up with a time of 1:07.54, just a half second off the champion from Grove City. It also marked her best career time in the event and the fourth best in program history.
Emily Arendas (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) placed sixth with a time of 1:11.31 while
Kerrigan Swartz (Brookville, Pa./Brookville Area) was seventh with a time of 1:13.63.
Grace Melocchi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) earned a spot in the A Finals of the 400 individual medley to start off the evening. The first year swimmer finished in fifth with a time of 5:03.29.
Anna Kohler (Sewickley, Pa./Avonworth) also represented the Gators in an A Final, qualifying in the 100 butterfly. Kohler took home a third place finish with a time of 1:01.31. It marked her best individual finish at the championships for her career.
Magnolia Myers (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Our Lady of the Elms) qualified for the B Finals of the race, taking 11th overall with a time of 1:04.8.
Olivia Johnson (Trafford, Pa./Penn-Trafford) and
Miranda Fanning (Tiffin, Ohio/Columbian) swam in the B Finals of the 200 freestyle. Johnson touched the wall in 2:12.59, placing 12th, while Fanning was 14th with a time of 2:14.5.
In the final individual race of the night, Myers swam in the B Finals of the 100 backstroke. She finished in 13th place with a time of 1:06.32.
The third night ended with the 200 freestyle relay. The squad of Arendas, Swartz, Kohler and Reiter placed third with a time of 1:43.84.
Myers,
Grace Wilson (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf),
Avery Faller (Clarion, Pa./Clarion Area) and Fanning also competed in the relay and finished 11th with a time of 1:50.82.
Allegheny Point Scorers
400 Individual Medley
5th. Melocchi (5:03.29)
100 Butterfly
3rd. Kohler (1:01.31)
11th. Myers (1:04.8)
200 Freestyle
12th. Johnson (2:12.59)
14th. Fanning (2:14.50)
100 Breaststroke
2nd. Reiter (1:07.54)
6th. Arendas (1:11.31)
7th. Swartz (1:13.63)
100 Backstroke
13th. Myers (1:06.32)
200 Freestyle Relay
3rd. Arendas, Swartz, Kohler, Reiter (1:43.84)
11th. Myers, Wilson, Faller, Fanning (1:50.82)
Up Next
The Gators wrap-up competition at the 2026 PAC Championships Saturday (Feb. 21) with the 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and the 400 freestyle relay.
