Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Arizona and Arizona State on October 10, 2025 ,
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Mikhail Lyubavskiy
- Class:
- Junior
- Events:
- Free/IM
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Russia
- Pronunciation:
- Meesh-A La-BOFF-SKEE
2021-22: Junior
2019-20: Freshman
High School
Moscow Russia
Personal
- Named 2022 Academic All-WAC honoree
- Won the 500 Y Free (4:36.79), third in the 1,000 Y Free (9:39.78), fifth in the 200 Y IM (1:58.72) at LSU.
- Finished first in the 200 Y Free (1:42.62) and 500 Y Free (4:37.63) and contributed to a third-place finish in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:38.23) at the LMU Invite.
- Earned three first-place finishes in the 500 Y Free (4:36.85), 1,000 Y Free (9:46.67) and 200 Y Fly (1:56.85) on day two versus Seattle U.
- Won the 1,000 Y Free (9:39.83) and placed second in the 400 Y IM (4:04.36) and the 500 Y Free (4:35.15) and fourth in the 200 Y Free (1:44.62) in a two-day dual meet at Air Force.
- Contributed to a sixth-place finish in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:16.47) and placed seventh in the 200 Y Free Relay (1:30.36) against the Falcons.
- Won the 400 Y IM (3:51.52), 500 Y Free (4:23.26) and 1,650 Y Free (15:20.74) at the Miami Invitational.
- Took home a win in the 800 Y Free Relay (6:33.28), fourth place in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:19.39) and fifth in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:03.54) at Miami (Ohio).
- Won first-place in the 200 Y IM (1:51.79), second in the 200 Y Free (1:38.45), and third in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:34.52) versus ACU and OUAZ.
- Placed second in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:32.48) versus Concordia.
- Took home first in the 500 Free (4:34.84), 1,000 Y Free (9:32.18), and the 200 Y Back (1:50.21) against the Eagles.
- Won the 400 IM (3:59.49) and earned second in the 1,650 Y Free (15:51.19), third in the 200 Back (1:51.36) and sixth in the 200 Y Free Relay (1:28.27) versus UNLV.
- Finished third in the 800 Y Free Relay (6:30.95), fifth in the 500 Y Free (4:23.90), ninth in the 400 Y IM (3:54.06) at the 2022 WAC Championships.
- At CSCAA National Invitational, placed eighth in the 500 Y Free (4:24.10), sixth in the 400 Y IM (3:52.46), seventh in the 800 Free Relay (6:35.69), ninth in the 1,000 Y Free (9:26.62), and 12th in the 1,650 Y Free (15:48.59).
- Finished second in the 500 Free (4:29.44) along with two third-place finishes in the Mixed 1650 Free (15:45.02) and the 400 IM (4:00.88) at the Arizona Invite.
- Placed 10th in the 200 IM (1:54.18) against Arizona.
- Won the 1000 Free (9:30.28) and the 500 Free (4:30.19) against California Baptist.
- Earned a third-place finish in the 400 IM (3:51.59) at the 2021 WAC Championships.
2019-20: Freshman
- Finished fifth in the 500 Y Free (4:27.63) at the TYR Fall Classic at FIU
- Won the 500 Y Free (4:38.60) and took second in both the 200 Y IM (1:56.34) and 400 Y IM (4:08.24) against Seattle U
- Placed first in the 500 Y Free on both Day 1 (4:36.85) and Day 2 (4:36.15) and also won the 1000 Y Free (9:32.47) against Air Force
- Fiished first in the 1000 Y Free (9:33.54) and 500 Y Free (4:35.64), and placed second in the 200 Y Fly (1:54.88) against BYU
- Won both the 1650 Y Free (15:26.80) and 500 Y Free (4:34.95), and finished second in the 200 Y IM (1:55.23) against California Baptist
- Finished second in the 1000 Y Free (9:29.51) and third in the 500 Y Free (4:34.61) against UNLV
- Placed second in the 500 Y Free (4:23.23), fourth in the 400 Y IM (3:52.82) and sixth in the 1650 Y Free (15:34.22) at the WAC Championships
High School
Moscow Russia
- Was the winner and medalist in Moscow competitions on several occasions
- Was the winner of an International Competition
- Graduated with a 4.0 GPA
- Winner and medalist of Russian Junior Championships
Personal
- Parents are Vladislav and Evgeniya Lyuba
- Enjoys playing football and cycling with friends
- Biggest influence: My father
- Chose GCU because of the very good swimming team with a great coach and it is a good business school
- Plans to build his own business and be successful in life
- His top three athletes watched growing up were Michael Phelps, Leo Messi, Alexander Ovechkin
Head Coach Bryce Drew Sits Down with Daron Sutton
Tuesday, November 04
Inside the Locker Room: Coach Drew’s Pregame Message to Team
Tuesday, November 04
GCU Men's Basketball vs. Purdue Fort Wayne - Postgame with Jaden Henley, Nana Owusu-Anane
Tuesday, November 04
GCU Men's Basketball vs. Purdue Fort Wayne - Postgame with Bryce Drew
Tuesday, November 04
