1953 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1953 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1953 at the Ohio State Natatorium at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio at the 17th 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.[1]

1953 NCAA swimming and diving Championships
Host cityOhio Columbus, Ohio
Date(s)March 1953
Venue(s)Ohio State Natatorium
Ohio State University
Teams24
Events14
1952
1954

Yale topped hosts, and defending national champions, Ohio State in the team standings to capture the Bulldogs' fourth national title (and second title in three years).

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Yale 9612
  Ohio State (H, DC) 7312
  Michigan 39
4 Stanford 23
5 Michigan State 14
North Carolina
7 Illinois 10
8 Georgia 8
9 Williams 7
10 Dartmouth 6
Oklahoma
12 Army 5
NC State
Washington
15 Beloit 4
Harvard
Springfield
Texas
19 Pittsburgh 3
Purdue
USC
22 Navy 2
23 Iowa 1
Wisconsin

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50 yard freestyle Don Hill Michigan 22.4
100 yard freestyle Reid Patterson Georgia 50.5
220 yard freestyle Jimmy McLane Yale 2:06.9
440 yard freestyle Wayne Moore Yale 4:37.0
1,500 meter freestyle Jimmy McLane Yale 18:27.5
100 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa Ohio State 56.9
200 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) Ohio State 2:05.1
100 yard butterfly Robert Clemons Illinois 1:00.7
200 yard butterfly Gerald Holan Ohio State 2:14.0
150 yard individual medley Burwell Jones (DC) Michigan 1:30.0
400 yard freestyle relay Ronald Gora
Burwell Jones
Thomas Benner
Donald Hill
Michigan (DC) 3:24.0
300 yard medley relay Yoshi Oyakawa
Gerald Holan
Dick Cleveland
Ohio State 2:47.2

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
1 meter diving Jerry Harrison Ohio State 485.75
3 meter diving Bob Clotworthy Ohio State 525.8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 13, 2016.