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 city |  Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Date(s) | March 27, 1942[1] |
| Venue(s) | Indoor Athletic Building Harvard University |
| Teams | 16 |
| Events | 11 |
← 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
edit- (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
editSwimming
edit| 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
edit| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-meter diving | Frank Dempsey | Ohio State | 134.80 |
| Three-meter diving | Frank Dempsey | Ohio State | 151.20 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 9, 2016.