1943 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1943 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1943 at the Ohio State Natatorium at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio as the seventh 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.

1943 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host cityOhio Columbus, Ohio
Date(s)March 1943
Venue(s)Ohio State Natatorium
Ohio State University
Teams15
Events11
1942
1944

Hosts Ohio State topped the team standings, the Buckeyes' first title in program history. Ohio State had finished in second or third place in each of the previous six championships.[1]

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Ohio State (H) 81
  Michigan 47
  Minnesota 13
4 Iowa 10
5 Pacific 8
6 Columbia 6
Northwestern
Princeton
Stanford
10 Texas A&M 5
Washington
12 Michigan State 4
13 Purdue 2
14 California 1
Penn State

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50-yard freestyle Henry Kozlowski Northwestern 22.1
100-yard freestyle John Patten Michigan 52.0
220-yard freestyle Bill Smith Ohio State 2:09.8
440-yard freestyle Keo Nakama Ohio State 4:43.2
1,500-meter freestyle Keo Nakama Ohio State 19:18.6
150-yard backstroke Harry Holiday Michigan 1:33.5
200-yard butterfly Emmett Cashin Stanford 2:27.4
400-yard freestyle relay Harry Holiday
John Patten
Merton Church
Ace Cory
Michigan (DC) 3:31.1
300-yard medley relay Harry Holiday
Irving Einbinder
John Patten
Michigan 2:53.4

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
One-meter diving Frank Dempsey (DC) Ohio State 141.12
Three-meter diving Frank Dempsey (DC) Ohio State 155.68

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 9, 2016.