1942 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1942 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested March 27, 1942 at the Indoor Athletic Building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the sixth 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.

1942 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host cityMassachusetts Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date(s)March 27, 1942[1]
Venue(s)Indoor Athletic Building
Harvard University
Teams16
Events11
1941
1943

Yale topped the team standings, claiming the Bulldogs' first title in program history. Yale topped five-time defending champions Michigan by 32 points to take the team championship.[2]

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Yale 71
  Michigan (DC) 39
  Ohio State 34
4 Princeton 9
5 Rutgers 8
6 Dartmouth 7
Northwestern
7 Massachusetts State 6
8 Occidental 5
9 Harvard (H) 4
Iowa
11 Minnesota 2
North Carolina
Williams
14 Amherst 1
Penn
Wayne (MI)

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50-yard freestyle Bob Amundsen Northwestern 23.4
100-yard freestyle Howard Johnson Yale 52.4
220-yard freestyle Howard Johnson (DC) Yale 2:12.5
440-yard freestyle Rene Chouteau Yale 4:46.4
1,500-meter freestyle Rene Chouteau (DC) Yale 19:23.9
150-yard backstroke Daniel Dannenbaum Yale 1:36.3
200-yard butterfly John Skinner (DC) Michigan 2:23.7
400-yard freestyle relay William Burton
Louis Divi
John Patten
John Sharemet
Michigan 3:27.8
300-yard medley relay Daniel Dannenbaum
Edwin Davidge
Edward Pope
Yale 2:54.8

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
One-meter diving Frank Dempsey Ohio State 134.80
Three-meter diving Frank Dempsey Ohio State 151.20

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Swimming and Diving 1941-42 Schedule". Men's Swimming & Diving Seasons. GoCrimson.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 9, 2016.