2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

David Stluka
David Stluka

Cannon Clifton

  • Event Free/Fly
  • Class Senior
  • Position Free/Fly
  • Hometown Irving, Texas
  • High School The Woodlands
  • Height 6-1

Biography

2016-17: Earned four Honorable Mention All-America honors at the NCAA Championships after placing 10th in the 800 free relay (6:13.93), 11th in the 100 free (42.37), 12th in the 400 free relay (2:50.89) and 16th in the 100 fly (46.29), also took 18th in the 50 free (19.32) and 21st in the 200 free relay (1:18.25) and 400 medley relay (3:08.69) ... broke seven school records at the Big Ten Championships, Big Ten runner-up in the 800 free relay (6:13.78), third in the 100 fly (45.81), 100 free (42.25) and 400 free relay (2:50.66), fifth in the 50 free (19.39) and sixth in the 400 medley relay (3:08.44) and 200 free relay (1:18.47) ... won three events and set four UW Natatorium records in the 400 medley relay (3:10.56), 100 free (42.89) and 200 free relay (1:19.45) where his opening 50 free split (19.60) broke the pool record against Green Bay ... garnered five wins at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational in the 50 free (19.97), 100 fly (47.51), 100 free (43.05), 400 free relay (2:54.72) and 800 free relay (6:30.25) ... picked up a win in the 100-yard freestyle (43.99) and a third-place finish in the 50 free (20.52) at USC, also was a part of the 400 medley relay team (3:17.31) that took second ... registered seven top-10 finishes at the Texas Invitational taking fifth in the 100 free (43.26), ninth in the 100 fly with a new PR time of 46.83, eighth in the 200 free relay, fifth in the 400 free relay, sixth in the 800 free relay, seventh in the 200 medley relay and 10th in the 400 medley relay ... helped the Big Ten win the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:50.81) at the USA College Challenge, also placed third in the 100 free (43.62) and the 800 free relay (6:31.82) ... gathered a trio of first-place finishes in the 50 free (20.15), 200 medley relay (1:30.19), and 400 free relay (2:56.74) against Georgia, also placed second in the 400 medley relay (3:17.41), 200 free relay (1:21.34), and 100 free (44.24) ... runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle (20.26), 200 free relay (1:22.49), and 400 medley relay (3:16.75) at NC State while also garnering third-place finishes in the 100 free (44.83), 200 medley relay (1:30.63), and the 400 free relay (2:59.58) ... earned a trio of runner-up finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (20.23), 200-yard medley relay (1:29.27), and 400-yard freestyle relay (2:58.29) while also placing third in the 100-yard free (44.66) against Minnesota ... broke pool records in the 50-yard freestyle (20.12) and 400-yard free relay (2:57.93) vs. Auburn while also winning the 100-yard free (44.56) and placing second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.20)

2015-16: Helped UW to a school-record breaking time in the 400 free relay (2:51.83) to finish 11th overall at the NCAA Championship, while also placing 29th in the 50 free (19.64), 18th in the 100 free (42.84), 17th in the 200 free (1:34.23), 12th in the 800 free relay (6:18.68), and 19th in the 400 medley relay (3:09.75) ... set a personal-best time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.40) to finish eighth, while also finishing eighth in the 50-yard freestyle (19.57) and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (42.67) at the Big Ten Championship ... won the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly with season best times of 43.32 and 48.13 seconds vs. Green Bay ... won the 100-yard freestyle (44.00) and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (20.22 ) at Georgia ... won the 50-yard freestyle (20.14) and placed runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle (44.03) at Auburn ... touched runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle (20.56) and 100-yard freestyle (45.13) and third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.99) at USC ... finished sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (19.96) fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (43.32) and seventh in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.93) at the Texas Invitational ... won four events at Northwestern (200-yard free, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard free relay, 200-yard medley relay) ... won the 50-yard freestyle vs. Minnesota with a time of 20.16 seconds.

2014-15: The second-team All-Big Ten honoree holds school records in the 50- (19.52) and 100-yard freestyle (42.66) ... also contributed to all four UW record-breaking relays this season and competed in the 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relays at the NCAA championships ... earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 800-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relays after placing ninth and 15th at the NCAA championships, respectively ... also led the team in the 100-yard butterfly (47.03) and holds the fourth-fastest time in school history.

2013-14:
The second-team All-Big Ten honoree holds the UW record in the 100-yard freestyle (43.48) ... earned NCAA honorable-mention All-America honors at the NCAA championships after helping the 800-yard freestyle relay squad to a 13th-place finish (6:22.00) in the event's finals and a school record (6:19.22) in prelims ... owns the sixth-best time in program history in the 50-yard (19.99) and 200-yard (1:36.09) freestyle events ... swam the 10th-best time in school history in the 100-yard butterfly (48.54) at the Texas Invitational... set a pool record in the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.96) at the Green Bay Dual.

Prep: The 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 and 200 Free placed fourth in the 200 at the 2011 U.S.A. Junior National meet ... swam for the Magnolia Aquatics club, competing for The Woodlands swim team just during his freshman season when the team won a state chamionship.

Personal: Born in San Antonio, Texas ... parents are Shannon and Bryan ... siblings are Maddie and Sydney ... both parents swam at Texas A&M ... majoring in political science.

Top Times
50 Free: 19.21 (2/25/2017)
100 Free: 42.00 (2/25/2017)
200 Free: 1:33.32 (2/22/2017)
500 Free: 4:55.13 (11/2/2013)
50 Back: 23.26 (2/8/2014)
200 Back: 1:51.96 (2/8/2014)
100 Fly: 45.81 (2/24/2017)

School Records
50 Freestyle: 19.21 (2/25/2017)
100 Freestyle: 42.00 (2/25/2017)
100 Fly: 45.81 (3/24/2017)
200 Free Relay: 1:17.59 (2/25/2017)
400 Free Relay: 2:50.66 (2/25/2017)
800 Free Relay: 6:13.78 (2/22/2017)
400 Medley Relay: 3:07.87 (3/26/2015)

Honors
Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (2x)
2017 Second-Team All-Big Ten
2015 Second-Team All-Big Ten
2014 Second-Team All-Big Ten

Honorable Mention All-America Honors (9)
2017 (4)
100 Freestyle: 11th (42.37)
100 Butterfly: 16th (46.29)
400 Free Relay: 12th (2:50.89)
800 Free Relay: 10th (6:13.93)

2016 (2)
400 Free Relay: 11th (2:51.83)
800 Free Relay: 12th (6:18.68)

2015 (2)
800 Free Relay: 9th (6:18.34)
400 Medley Relay: 15th (3:08.26)

2014 (1)
800 Free Relay: 13th (6:22.00)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    Free/Fly
    6'1"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Free/Fly
    6'1"