1938 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1938 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested at the College Avenue Gym at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey at the 15th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.

1938 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Host cityNew Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey
Venue(s)College Avenue Gym
Rutgers University
Teams16
Events11
1937
1939

Michigan repeated as national champions, edging rivals Ohio State by one point (46–45) in the team standings. It was the Wolverines' second official national title.[1][2]

Team results edit

  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Michigan (DC) 46
  Ohio State 45
  Harvard 36
4 Princeton 22
5 Yale 18
6 Iowa 7
7 Rutgers (H) 5
8 Army 4
Stanford
Texas
11 Columbia 3
Illinois
USC
14 Franklin & Marshall 2
15 Minnesota 1
Pittsburgh

Individual events edit

Swimming edit

Event Champion Team Time
50-yard freestyle Ed Kirar (DC) Michigan 23.2
100-yard freestyle Ed Kirar (DC) Michigan 52.7
220-yard freestyle   William Kendall Harvard 2:12.0
440-yard freestyle   William Kendall Harvard 4:48.9
1,500-meter freestyle John Macionis (DC) Yale 20:15.2
150-yard backstroke Al Vande Weghe Princeton 1:34.2
200-yard butterfly Richard R. Hough Princeton 2:23.4
400-yard freestyle relay Waldemar Tomski
Edward Hutchens
Tom Haynie
Ed Kirar
Michigan 3:32.7
300-yard medley relay Al Vande Weghe
Richard R. Hough
Hendrik Van Oss
Princeton 2:54.7

Diving edit

Event Champion Team Score
One-meter diving Al Patnik Ohio State 145.14
Three-meter diving Al Patnik Ohio State 143.92

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "1938 NCAA Division 1 Mens Championships". College Swimming Event Results. CollegeSwimming.org. Retrieved July 3, 2016.