STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford men's swimming seniors Sam Perry and Patrick Conaton, along with junior Matt Anderson, were voted team captains for the 2017-18 season, as announced Wednesday by Goldman Family Director of Men's Swimming Ted Knapp.
It is the second consecutive season Conaton has been voted captain by his teammates. He was selected to captain the 2016-17 squad alongside then-seniors Tom Kremer, Maxwell Williamson and Spencer DeShon. Joining him are Perry and Anderson, the latter of whom replaces Conaton as the only non-senior captain.Matt Anderson Anderson, a breaststroker from Scottsdale, Arizona, enters his third season on The Farm with two trips to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships under his belt. A member of the Pac-12 All-Academic second team, Anderson owns eight top-10 finishes at the Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championships, and is a four-time All-American.
Anderson helped the Cardinal earn first-team honors in the 200 and 400 medley relays in 2017. For the 2017-18 school year, Anderson will serve as vice president of Stanford SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) while co-chairing Cardinal RHED (resilience, health and emotional development).Patrick Conaton Conaton enters his second season as team captain after leading Stanford to a second consecutive Pac-12 Championship and fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championship last season. A backstroker from Bronxville, New York, Conaton earned crucial points for Stanford at the NCAA Championships in March, winning the 200-yard backstroke B-final on day four to keep Stanford in line for a top-five finish.
Conaton owns six top-10 finishes at the Pac-12 Championships, including fourth place in the 200 back in 2017, and was named to the 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic second team. During the 2017-18 school year, Conaton joins Anderson as vice president of SAAC, while co-chairing the committee for community service.Sam Perry Perry, a senior from Hamilton, New Zealand, is Stanford's most decorated returning swimmer with 12 career All-America honors to his name. At the 2017 NCAA Championships, Perry set a school record in the 100-yard freestyle (41.71) while leading the Cardinal to four relay All-America honors.
A two-time Pac-12 Champion, Perry owns 18 top-10 and 14 top-four finishes at the Pac-12 Championships. Following the season, Perry earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic second team. Most recently, Perry booked a trip to the 2017 World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, to represent New Zealand in the 50-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle relay.