1953 NCAA swimming and diving championships
American college aquatic sports competition
1953 NCAA swimming and diving Championships | |
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Host city | Columbus, Ohio |
Date(s) | March 1953 |
Venue(s) | Ohio State Natatorium Ohio State University |
Teams | 24 |
Events | 14 |
← 1952 1954 → |
The 1953 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1953 at the Ohio State Natatorium at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio at the 17th 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]
Yale topped hosts, and defending national champions, Ohio State in the team standings to capture the Bulldogs' fourth national title (and second title in three years).
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
Rank | Team | Points |
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Yale | 961⁄2 | |
Ohio State (H, DC) | 731⁄2 | |
Michigan | 39 | |
4 | Stanford | 23 |
5 | Michigan State | 14 |
North Carolina | ||
7 | Illinois | 10 |
8 | Georgia | 8 |
9 | Williams | 7 |
10 | Dartmouth | 6 |
Oklahoma | ||
12 | Army | 5 |
NC State | ||
Washington | ||
15 | Beloit | 4 |
Harvard | ||
Springfield | ||
Texas | ||
19 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
Purdue | ||
USC | ||
22 | Navy | 2 |
23 | Iowa | 1 |
Wisconsin |
Individual events
Swimming
Event | Champion | Team | Time |
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50 yard freestyle | Don Hill | Michigan | 22.4 |
100 yard freestyle | Reid Patterson | Georgia | 50.5 |
220 yard freestyle | Jimmy McLane | Yale | 2:06.9 |
440 yard freestyle | Wayne Moore | Yale | 4:37.0 |
1,500 meter freestyle | Jimmy McLane | Yale | 18:27.5 |
100 yard backstroke | Yoshi Oyakawa | Ohio State | 56.9 |
200 yard backstroke | Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) | Ohio State | 2:05.1 |
100 yard butterfly | Robert Clemons | Illinois | 1:00.7 |
200 yard butterfly | Gerald Holan | Ohio State | 2:14.0 |
150 yard individual medley | Burwell Jones (DC) | Michigan | 1:30.0 |
400 yard freestyle relay | Ronald Gora Burwell Jones Thomas Benner Donald Hill | Michigan (DC) | 3:24.0 |
300 yard medley relay | Yoshi Oyakawa Gerald Holan Dick Cleveland | Ohio State | 2:47.2 |
Diving
Event | Champion | Team | Score |
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1 meter diving | Jerry Harrison | Ohio State | 485.75 |
3 meter diving | Bob Clotworthy | Ohio State | 525.8 |
See also
References
- ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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