2018 M. Water Polo Roster
Swart, Michael
Jersey Number 10
Michael Swart
- Position:
- Driver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atherton, Calif.
- High School:
- Sacred Heart Prep
Bio
At Princeton:
2018: NWPC All-Tournament Second Team … Did not miss any games, starting 19 times … Posted 27 goals, 12 assists, 26 steals, 22 drawn ejections and 19 sprint victories … Will graduate ninth all-time in assists with 82 … Stretch of four straight games with a goal (Sept. 1-7) … Multi-goal game vs. Navy (Sept. 7) … Scored twice and had three steals vs. Air Force (Sept. 9) … Snagged two goals, two blocks, two sprint wins and a steal vs. MIT (Sept. 29) … Blocked four shots vs. No. 7 Harvard (Sept. 30) … Stole three passes and had two sprint victories vs. No. 17 Bucknell (Oct. 14) … Multi-goal outing vs. No. 20 Loyola Marymount (Oct. 28) … Hat trick vs. No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Oct. 31) … Picked up three more steals and two sprint wins vs. No. 18 St. Francis-Brooklyn … Scored in three consecutive games (Nov. 17-24).
2017: Played in every game this season … Registered 54 goals, 18 assists and 56 steals … NWPC Player of the Week (Nov. 8) … Hat trick vs. Fordham (Sept. 2), starting a streak of six consecutive games (Sept. 2-8) … Dropped in three points vs. Navy (Sept. 3) … Swiped three steals and added two points vs. Chapman (Sept. 8) … Hat trick vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 8) … Earned five steals and two goals vs. No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 23) … Threw four goals in the back of the net vs. No. 13 UC-San Diego (Sept. 23) … Added in three assists, three steals and two goals vs. No. 11 Harvard (Sept. 30) … Posted four goals vs. MIT (Oct. 1) … Had a streak of six consecutive multi-goal performances (Oct. 5-28) … Hat trick and five steals vs. No. 18 Bucknell (Oct. 15) … Did not miss a shot in six attempts vs. No. 15 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov. 4).
2016: Played and started in every game for Princeton … Cashed in with points in 23 contests … Back-to-back contests vs. Salem International (Sept. 3) and Wagner (Sept. 8) with hat tricks … Cashed in two goals vs. No. 3 Cal (Sept. 9) … Scored three times along with three steals vs. Whittier College (Sept. 24) … Swiped eight passes vs. Iona (Sept. 30) … Matched season best with four goals vs. MIT (Oct. 2) … Had a multi-goal game vs. Iona (Oct. 29) … Stole four passes vs. MIT (Nov. 5) … Had two goals, three assists and three steals vs. No. 12 Brown (Nov. 6) … Provided two tallies vs. No. 11 Harvard (Nov. 18) in the NWPC Semifinals.
2015: Played in every game with two starts … Finished the season with 29 goals, 31 assists, 30 steals and 11 sprint wins … Began career with goals in four straight games … First career hat trick vs. Iona (Sept. 5) … Busted out with four goals and four assists vs. Harvard (Sept. 12) … Season-best four steals vs. Santa Clara (Sept. 17) … Boasted a hat trick vs. Redlands (Sept. 19) and UC-Davis (Sept. 20) … Totaled four assists vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 26) … Racked up two goals, three assists, two steals and drew three ejections vs. George Washington (Sept. 27) … Tallied a three-point game vs. George Washington (Oct. 25) … Scored two goals and three points in the CWPA Southern Championship vs. Johns Hopkins (Nov. 8).
Before Princeton:
Sacred Heart: Four-year letterwinner at Sacred Heart Prep… helped squad to four WCAL and CCS Championships… Named CCS Most Valuable Player and San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year in 2014… first-team WCAL All-League (2013, 2014)… second-team All-America… also lettered in swimming.
Club Team: Played for Stanford Water Polo Club… three-time Junior Olympic All-America selection (2009, 2012, 2013) … Silver medalist at 2013 Junior Olympics.
Academic: AP Scholar with distinction… USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-America honoree (2013, 2014).
2018: NWPC All-Tournament Second Team … Did not miss any games, starting 19 times … Posted 27 goals, 12 assists, 26 steals, 22 drawn ejections and 19 sprint victories … Will graduate ninth all-time in assists with 82 … Stretch of four straight games with a goal (Sept. 1-7) … Multi-goal game vs. Navy (Sept. 7) … Scored twice and had three steals vs. Air Force (Sept. 9) … Snagged two goals, two blocks, two sprint wins and a steal vs. MIT (Sept. 29) … Blocked four shots vs. No. 7 Harvard (Sept. 30) … Stole three passes and had two sprint victories vs. No. 17 Bucknell (Oct. 14) … Multi-goal outing vs. No. 20 Loyola Marymount (Oct. 28) … Hat trick vs. No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Oct. 31) … Picked up three more steals and two sprint wins vs. No. 18 St. Francis-Brooklyn … Scored in three consecutive games (Nov. 17-24).
2017: Played in every game this season … Registered 54 goals, 18 assists and 56 steals … NWPC Player of the Week (Nov. 8) … Hat trick vs. Fordham (Sept. 2), starting a streak of six consecutive games (Sept. 2-8) … Dropped in three points vs. Navy (Sept. 3) … Swiped three steals and added two points vs. Chapman (Sept. 8) … Hat trick vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 8) … Earned five steals and two goals vs. No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 23) … Threw four goals in the back of the net vs. No. 13 UC-San Diego (Sept. 23) … Added in three assists, three steals and two goals vs. No. 11 Harvard (Sept. 30) … Posted four goals vs. MIT (Oct. 1) … Had a streak of six consecutive multi-goal performances (Oct. 5-28) … Hat trick and five steals vs. No. 18 Bucknell (Oct. 15) … Did not miss a shot in six attempts vs. No. 15 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov. 4).
2016: Played and started in every game for Princeton … Cashed in with points in 23 contests … Back-to-back contests vs. Salem International (Sept. 3) and Wagner (Sept. 8) with hat tricks … Cashed in two goals vs. No. 3 Cal (Sept. 9) … Scored three times along with three steals vs. Whittier College (Sept. 24) … Swiped eight passes vs. Iona (Sept. 30) … Matched season best with four goals vs. MIT (Oct. 2) … Had a multi-goal game vs. Iona (Oct. 29) … Stole four passes vs. MIT (Nov. 5) … Had two goals, three assists and three steals vs. No. 12 Brown (Nov. 6) … Provided two tallies vs. No. 11 Harvard (Nov. 18) in the NWPC Semifinals.
2015: Played in every game with two starts … Finished the season with 29 goals, 31 assists, 30 steals and 11 sprint wins … Began career with goals in four straight games … First career hat trick vs. Iona (Sept. 5) … Busted out with four goals and four assists vs. Harvard (Sept. 12) … Season-best four steals vs. Santa Clara (Sept. 17) … Boasted a hat trick vs. Redlands (Sept. 19) and UC-Davis (Sept. 20) … Totaled four assists vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 26) … Racked up two goals, three assists, two steals and drew three ejections vs. George Washington (Sept. 27) … Tallied a three-point game vs. George Washington (Oct. 25) … Scored two goals and three points in the CWPA Southern Championship vs. Johns Hopkins (Nov. 8).
Before Princeton:
Sacred Heart: Four-year letterwinner at Sacred Heart Prep… helped squad to four WCAL and CCS Championships… Named CCS Most Valuable Player and San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year in 2014… first-team WCAL All-League (2013, 2014)… second-team All-America… also lettered in swimming.
Club Team: Played for Stanford Water Polo Club… three-time Junior Olympic All-America selection (2009, 2012, 2013) … Silver medalist at 2013 Junior Olympics.
Academic: AP Scholar with distinction… USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-America honoree (2013, 2014).
Career Stats:
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