STATESBORO, Ga. – The Gardner-Webb swimming teams traveled to Statesboro, Georgia to open the season at Georgia Southern University with The Savannah College of Art and Design on Saturday, October 7.
 
Gardner-Webb landed on the podium in 24 of 28 events, with nine 'Dawgs winning their events including the men sweeping the 500-yard freestyle race (Luke Weber 4:47.55, Garrett Despres 4:49.73, and Theo Drescher 4:51.41) and the 200-yard breaststroke race (Justin Bender 2:10.52, Ryan Taylor 2:10.73, and Austin Wheeler 2:11.23).
 
First-year swimmer, Weber, had a great day in the pool picking up first-place finishes in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:52.44) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:47.55). Freshman Slawka Ndubuisi excelled for the women securing first-place finishes in the 100-yard freestyle (53.58) and the 50-yard freestyle (23.90).
 
Freshman Nolan Patterson picked up a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.20) and was a part of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team with junior John David Cass, freshman Jacob Jensen, and junior Zuri Ramsey (1:24.38). 
 
Other top finishes for the 'Dawgs include Cass recording a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (50.95), Bender in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:10.52), and freshman Alex Cook in the 200-yard butterfly (1:53.40).
 
Gardner-Webb hits the water in Bost Pool for its first home meet of the season hosting Milligan University on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 11:00 a.m.