1946 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1946 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1946 at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut at the 10th 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.

1946 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host cityConnecticut New Haven, Connecticut
Date(s)March 1946
Venue(s)Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Yale University
Teams17
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1947

Ohio State topped the team standings for the second consecutive year, capturing the Buckeyes' third national title.[1]

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Ohio State (DC) 61
  Michigan 37
  Michigan State 18
4 Navy 14
Williams
6 Army 11
North Carolina
8 Cincinnati 9
10 Iowa State 6
Stanford
11 Purdue 5
12 Dartmouth 3
Harvard
Illinois
15 Minnesota 1
Wayne (MI)
Yale (H)

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50-yard freestyle Robbie Anderson Stanford 23.1
100-yard freestyle Halo Hirose Ohio State 52.1
220-yard freestyle Jack Hill Ohio State 2:11.3
440-yard freestyle Jack Hill Ohio State 4:47.2
1,500-meter freestyle Dave Maclay Williams 20:26.2**
150-yard backstroke Bob Cowell Navy 1:35.6
200-yard butterfly Charles Keating Cincinnati 2:26.2
400-yard freestyle relay Zigmund Indyke
John DeMond
James Quigley
Robert Allwardt
Michigan State 3:27.2
300-yard medley relay Richard Fetterman
James Counsilman
Ted Hobert
Ohio State 2:57.0

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
One-meter diving Miller Anderson Ohio State 101.96
Three-meter diving Miller Anderson Ohio State 118.10

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 February 5, 2024.