Arsenio Bustos

Hall of Fame 2026 Beth Emery

Tuesday, April 28

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Monday, October 28

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Tuesday, January 24

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Tuesday, May 03

16 Earn All-ACC Academic Honors

Wednesday, April 22

Wolfpack Close NCAA Championships with Silver in 400 Freestyle Relay

Saturday, March 28

McCarty Continues Record-Setting Run at NCAA Championships

Friday, March 27

McCarty, Hayes, and Winkler Lead Record-Setting Charge for NC State on Day Two

Thursday, March 26

Photo by: Chris Downey

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Orange, Conn.
High School:
Amity Regional

10x All-American
- 2023: 100 butterfly, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM
- 2024: 200 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 breaststroke, 800 freestyle relay
- 2026: 100 butterfly, 200 IM, 400 medley relay

3x ACC Champion
- 2023: 200 IM
- 2024: 200 IM
- 2026 : 200 IM

ACC Silver Medalist:
- 2026: 200 breaststroke

ACC Bronze Medalist:
- 2026: 400 freestyle relay

All-ACC
- 2023: 200 IM
- 2024: 200 IM
- 2026: 200 IM, 200 breast

CSCAA Scholar All-American (2022)
Academic All-ACC Team (2023, 2024)

2025-2026 (FIFTH-YEAR):

Awaiting NCAA Championships: Bustos currently ranks among the program's all-time best, sitting No. 6 in the 50 breast (24.49), No. 5 in the 100 breast (52.16), No. 1 in the 200 breast (1:50.49), No. 6 in the 50 fly (20.68), No. 5 in the 100 fly (44.49), No. 6 in the 100 IM (49.14), and No. 2 in the 200 IM (1:39.83) in program history
Captured his third ACC title with a win in the 200 IM
Earned silver in the 200 breaststoke at the ACC Championships
Contributed to the Wolfpack Bronze medal finish in the 400 medley relay at ACC Championships
Placed fifth in the 100 butterfly at ACC Championships
Posted season-best times in every individual event contested at ACC Championships, achieving top marks in both preliminary and finals sessions
Claimed a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly on senior night against UNC-Wilmington
Recored a personal best in the 100 IM at the Raleigh Rumble
Competed in seven meets over the course of the season

2024-25 (SENIOR):

Did not compete

2023-24 (JUNIOR):

Placed fourth on the podium in the 200 IM at the NCAA Championships with a personal best of 1:39.83, becoming the second fastest time in the event in program history
His time of 1:50.49 at the NCAA Championships set a program record in the 200 breaststroke and was good enough for ninth place nationally earning him honorable mention All-American honors
Finished in ninth place in the 100 butterfly at NCAA Championships with a time of 44.49 for a personal best and fifth fastest time in program history
Took home his second consecutive ACC Championship in the 200 IM with a time of 1:40.75
Was All-ACC in the 200 YD breaststroke and 800 YD freestyle relay
Swam for Team USA in the Pan American Games bringing home silver in the 200 L IM (1:59.89) and bronze in the 100 L fly (52.60)

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE):

Named All-America in three individual events at the 2023 NCAA Championships
Achieved three lifetime best times at the NCAA championship. He placed 15th in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:52.21) breaking his own program record, 11th in the 100-yard butterfly (44.89), and sixth in the 200-yard IM (1:40.63)
At the ACC Championships, he won his first individual ACC title in the 200-yard IM (1:40.31) and making his time the second-fastest time in program history; Also won the B final in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:54.34) and the 100-yard butterfly (44.97)
Earned a second place finish in the 200-yard IM at the first dual meet of the season against Tennessee

2021-22 (FRESHMAN):

Set the 200 breaststroke program record at the ACC Championships, placing 10th with a time of 1:53.44
Earned an ACC Championships A final appearance in the 200 individual medley (1:44.14), with his 1:43.41 time in the prelims cracking the NC State top 10
Also swam the fourth-fastest 100 breaststroke time in team history at ACCs, going 52.77 in the B final
Clocked season-best 100 freestyle time (44.23) at the NC State Invitational in November
Member of the 2021-22 U.S. Junior National Team

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