1950 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1950 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1950 at the Ohio State Natatorium at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio at the 14th 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.

1950 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host cityOhio Columbus, Ohio
Date(s)March 1950
Venue(s)Ohio State Natatorium
Ohio State University
Teams20
Events14
1949
1951

Hosts Ohio State repeated as team champions, capturing their sixth overall title and fifth title in six years.[1]

Program changes

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  • Two new events were added to the NCAA championship program: the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard butterfly.

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Ohio State (H, DC) 64
  Yale 43
  Iowa 25
4 Michigan 24
5 Michigan State 17
6 Stanford 15
7 Princeton 13
8 Texas 11
9 La Salle 10
10 Northwestern 9
11 Purdue 8
12 Miami (FL) 4
13 Army 2
Colgate
Indiana
USC
Washington State
Wisconsin
19 Georgia 1
SMU

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50-yard freestyle Edward Garst Iowa 23.4
100-yard freestyle Clark Scholes Michigan State 50.9
220-yard freestyle John Blum Yale 2:10.0
440-yard freestyle Ralph Sala Stanford 4:43.1
1,500-meter freestyle Jack Taylor Ohio State 18:38.3
100-yard backstroke Bill Sonner Ohio State 59.1
150-yard backstroke Jack Taylor Ohio State 1:32.1
100-yard butterfly Bob Brawner Princeton 59.9
200-yard butterfly Bob Brawner Princeton 2:14.3
150-yard individual medley Joe Verdeur (DC) La Salle 1:31.2
400-yard freestyle relay Bill Farnsworth
Larry Munson
John Blum
Ray Reid
Yale (DH) 3:27.9
300-yard medley relay Al Ratkiewich
Bob Essert
Ray Reid
Yale 2:51.2

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
One-meter diving Bruce Harlan (DC) Ohio State 145.00
Three-meter diving Bruce Harlan (DC) Ohio State 153.65

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.