1954 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1954 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1954 at Webster Pool at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York at the 18th 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]

1954 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host cityNew York (state) Syracuse, New York
Date(s)March 1954
Venue(s)Webster Pool
Syracuse University
Teams26
Events14
1953
1955

Ohio State returned to the top of the team standings, capturing the Buckeyes' eighth national title.

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Ohio State 94
  Michigan 67
  Yale (DC) 36
4 Harvard 23
5 Stanford 19
6 Dartmouth 14
7 Springfield 11
8 Georgia 9
Michigan State
Northwestern
11 Oklahoma 8
Purdue
Texas
14 Florida 4
Williams
Wisconsin
17 Cortland State 3
Denver
Florida State
20 Army 2
Illinois
22 Hastings 1
Iowa
Iowa State
NC State
Pittsburgh

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50 yard freestyle Dick Cleveland Ohio State 22.3
100 yard freestyle Dick Cleveland Ohio State 50.0
220 yard freestyle     Jack Wardrop Michigan 2:05.0
440 yard freestyle Ford Konno Ohio State 4:28.6
1,500 meter freestyle Ford Konno Ohio State 18:14.4
100 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) Ohio State 57.0
200 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) Ohio State 2:09.8
100 yard butterfly   David Hawkins Harvard 59.4
200 yard butterfly   David Hawkins Harvard 2:15.4
150 yard individual medley Burwell Jones (DC) Michigan 1:30.1
400 yard freestyle relay Thomas Benner
Ronald Gora
Donald Hill
Burwell Jones
Michigan (DC) 3:26.1
300 yard medley relay Yoshi Oyakawa
Robert Van Heyde
Thomas Whiteleather
Ohio State (DC) 2:49.3

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
1 meter diving Fletcher Gilders Ohio State 444.10
3 meter diving Morley Shapiro Ohio State 530.00

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.