ORLANDO, FLA - The Gardner-Webb swimming team wrapped up the first day of the 2026 ASUN Championships on Friday evening, with multiple podium finishes and a new school record in the books

In the men's 500 yard freestyle finals, freshman Victor Cury captured the first podium of the week for Gardner-Webb. With a time of 4:23.85, Cury was scored in second place, nearly two seconds ahead of his opponents in third and fourth, and set a new personal best all at once

The women's 50 yard freestyle finals were highlighted by junior Slawka Ndubuisi. With a time of 22.92 seconds in finals, Ndubuisi brought home a third place finish for the Dawgs and set a new personal best

Perhaps the biggest event of the entire day for Gardner-Webb came in the men's 200 yard medley relay. The Runnin' Bulldogs placed fourth, but did so in the process setting a new program record. Junior Carter Redelman, junior Jacob Jensen, sophomore Luke Wesson and senior Justin Bender put down a time of 1:26.56 to enter the Gardner-Webb record books

Other points of note for Gardner-Webb on day one include a slew of personal records, in both finals and prelims. Of those included are junior Luke Weber and sophomore Santiago Alcantara in the 500 freestyle, with Weber clocking a 4:30.52 and Alcantara touching the wall in 4:33.91

Between the the men's and women's 50 yard freestyle prelims, five new PR times were set for the Dawgs. In addition to Ndubuisi who bettered her own time in finals, senior Hannah Routh set a new best time of 23.94 in the women's race. On the men's side meanwhile, freshman Jonny Fraccola was clocked at 21.25, freshman Joe Sorrell at 21.27, and sophomore Manuel Brandner at 20.42