STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford placed seven honorees on the Pac-12 Men's Swimming and Diving All-Century Team, as announced recently by the conference.
Jeff Rouse (backstroke), John Hencken (breaststroke), John Moffet (breastsroke) Pablo Morales (butterfly, individual medley), Mike Bruner (butterfly), Tom Wilkens (individuals medley) and Kristian Ipsen (diving) each were selected.
A panel of 20 coaches, swimmers, administrators and members of the media selected the team consisting of 26 swimmers and six divers.
The top four vote-earners in each of the six disciplines made the All-Century Team, with two additional "wildcard" swimmers selected by a second vote of the remaining fifth-, sixth- and seventh-place finishers. The top two divers in each of the three events also made the All-Century Team. Swimmers and divers could be nominated in more than one event, with three earning roster spots in multiple events.
Pac-12 All-Century Selections
Jeff Rouse • Backstroke • 1988-92
A two-time Olympian in 1992 and 1996, Rouse won two national championships in both the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke, as well as one title in the 200-yard individual medley. He went on to win four Olympic medals, including gold in the 100-meter back in 1996, silver in the 100 back in 1992, and a pair of gold medals in the 400-meter medley relay in 1992 and 1996.
John Hencken • Breaststroke • 1972-76
One of the best breaststrokers in history, John Hencken left Stanford having won seven of eight conference championships in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke. He also won three national championships in the 100 breast and two in the 200 breast. In two Olympic games, Hencken won five medals; gold in the 200-meter breast (1972), bronze in the 100-meter breast (1972), gold in the 100-meter breast (1976), gold in the 800-meter medley relay and silver in the 200 breast (1976).
John Moffet • 1982-86 • Breaststroke
An Olympian in 1984, Moffet won two league and NCAA titles in the 100-yard breaststroke. He captured four conference 200-yard breast titles and three national championships in the same event, also winning the conference's 200-yard individual medley in 1985.
Pablo Morales • 1983-87 • Butterfly
One of the most decorated swimmers in history, Morales was a four-time national champion in both the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard butterfly, as well as a three-time 200-yard individual medley NCAA champion. Morales also dominated the conference circuit, winning three 100 fly championships and helping Stanford capture three-consecutive 400-yard medley relay titles from 1985-87. A two-time Olympian, Morales won silver medals in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medleys in 1984 before winning the gold medal in the 100 fly eight years later.
Mike Bruner • Butterfly • 1974-79
Bruner was a two-time conference champion in the 200-yard butterfly from 1977-78, winning the national championship in 1977 for the same event. Also a national champion in the 1975 1,650-yard freestyle, Bruner was a 500-yard freestyle and 1,650 free conference champion. Bruner competed at the 1976 Olympics, winning the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly and a gold medal with the American 800-meter freestyle relay team.
Tom Wilkens • 1994-98 • Individual Medley
Wilkens won five national championships and eight conference championships at Stanford. He was a two-time conference 200-yard breaststroke champion, also winning three titles each in the 200-yard individual medley and 400-yard individual medley. Wilkens won the national championship for the 200-yard breaststroke in 1998, the 1998 200-yard individual medley relay and the 400-yard individual medley relay from 1997-98. Wilkens was a participant at the 2000 Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley.
Kristian Ipsen • 2011-15 • 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform
The most recent of Stanford's all-century selections, Ipsen was a three-time Pac-12 champion in the 1-meter, a two-time 3-meter champion, and platform champion. Ipsen won the 1-meter national championship in 2013 as well as the 3-meter national championships in 2012 and 2013. In the 2012 Olympics, Ipsen was a 3-meter synchronized diving bronze medalist.