1962 NCAA swimming and diving championships
| 1962 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Columbus, Ohio |
| Date(s) | March 1962 |
| Venue(s) | Ohio State Natatorium Ohio State University |
| Teams | 27 |
| Events | 16 |
← 1961 1963 → | |
The 1962 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested at the 26th annual championship swim meet sanctioned and hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its Division I member programs in the United States, culminating the 1961–62 NCAA swimming and diving season.
These championships were hosted by Ohio State University at the Ohio State Natatorium in Columbus, Ohio during March 1962.
Hosts Ohio State finished forty-six points ahead of USC in the team championship standings, the Buckeyes' eleventh national title.[1]
Team standings
[edit]- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Ohio State (H) | 92 |
 |
USC | 46 |
 |
Minnesota | 411⁄2 |
| 4 | Michigan | 32 |
| 5 | Princeton | 29 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 20 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 19 |
| 8 | Yale | 18 |
| 9 | SMU | 141⁄2 |
| 10 | Illinois | 11 |
| 11 | Villanova | 10 |
| 12 | Purdue | 9 |
| 13 | Harvard | 8 |
| North Carolina | ||
| NC State | ||
| 16 | Denver | 5 |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 18 | Navy | 4 |
| 19 | Florida State | 3 |
| Southern Illinois | ||
| 21 | Bowling Green State | 2 |
| Iowa | ||
| Washington | ||
| 24 | Florida | 1 |
| Kenyon | ||
| Texas | ||
| Utah |
Individual events
[edit]Swimming
[edit]| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yard freestyle | Steven Jackman | Minnesota | 21.1 |
| 100 yard freestyle | Steven Jackman (DC) | Minnesota | 47.5 |
| 220 yard freestyle | Jim Spreitzer | Illinois | 2:00.9 |
| 440 yard freestyle |  Murray Rose (DC) |
USC | 4:20.0 |
| 1,500 meter freestyle | Murray Rose (DC) |
USC | 17:26.7 |
| 100 yard backstroke | L.B. Schaefer | Ohio State | 53.9 |
| 200 yard backstroke | Virgil Luken | Minnesota | 2:16.8 |
| 100 yard breaststroke | Richard Nelson (DC) | Michigan | 1:01.7 |
| 200 yard breaststroke | Ron Clark (DC) | Michigan | 2:13.4 |
| 100 yard butterfly | Ed Spencer | NC State | 52.5 |
| 200 yard butterfly | Artie Wolfe | Ohio State | 1:58.0 |
| 200 yard individual medley | Harley Mull | Ohio State | 2:02.3 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Jeff Mattson Doug Rowe William Wood Mike Wood |
Michigan State | 3:15.8 |
| 400 yard medley relay | L.B. Schaefer Tom Kovacs Artie Wolfe John Plain |
Ohio State (DC) | 3:37.6 |
Diving
[edit]| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 meter diving | Lou Vitucci | Ohio State | 470.50 |
| 3 meter diving | Lou Vitucci (DC) | Ohio State | 491.65 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 19, 2024.