The 1952 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1952 at the pool at Dillon Gymnasium at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey at the 16th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its member programs in the United States.
| 1952 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Princeton, New Jersey |
| Date(s) | March 1952 |
| Venue(s) | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton University |
| Teams | 20 |
| Events | 14 |
← 1951 1953 → | |
Ohio State once again returned to the top of the team standings, earning the Buckeyes their seventh national title.[1]
Team standings
edit- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Ohio State | 94 |
 |
Yale (DC) | 81 |
 |
Michigan | 49 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 27 |
| 5 | Stanford | 18 |
| 6 | Texas | 14 |
| 7 | Princeton (H) | 10 |
| 8 | Iowa | 9 |
| 9 | Georgia | 7 |
| Purdue | ||
| Rutgers | ||
| 12 | California | 4 |
| Indiana | ||
| Washington | ||
| 15 | Navy | 3 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 2 |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 18 | Harvard | 1 |
| Northwestern | ||
| USC |
Individual events
editSwimming
edit| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yard freestyle | Richard Cleveland | Ohio State | 22.3 |
| 100 yard freestyle | Clark Scholes (DC) | Michigan State | 49.9 |
| 220 yard freestyle | Wayne Moore | Yale | 2:06.8 |
| 440 yard freestyle | Ford Konno | Ohio State | 4:30.3 |
| 1,500 meter freestyle | Ford Konno | Ohio State | 18:15.5 |
| 100 yard backstroke | Jack Taylor | Ohio State | 57.3 |
| 200 yard backstroke | Yoshi Oyakawa | Ohio State | 2:07.3 |
| 100 yard butterfly | John Davies | Michigan | 58.8 |
| 200 yard butterfly | John Davies | Michigan | 2:12.9 |
| 150 yard individual medley | Burwell Jones | Michigan | 1:29.8 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Thomas Benner Burwell Jones Donald Hill Wallace Jeffries |
Michigan | 3:25.7 |
| 300 yard medley relay | Dick Thoman Dennis O’Connor Don Sheff |
Yale | 2:48.9 |
Diving
edit| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 meter diving | Skippy Browning (DC) | Texas | 324.20 |
| 3 meter diving | Skippy Browning (DC) | Texas | 586.40 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 13, 2016.