The 1961 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested at the 25th annual championship swim meet sanctioned and hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its Division I member programs in the United States, culminating the 1960–61 NCAA swimming and diving season.
| 1961 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Seattle, Washington |
| Date(s) | March 1961 |
| Venue(s) | Pavilion Pool University of Washington |
| Teams | 27 |
| Events | 16 |
← 1960 1962 → | |
These championships were hosted by the University of Washington at the Pavilion Pool in Seattle, Washington during March 1961.
Michigan finished twenty-three points ahead of defending champions USC in the team championship standings, the Wolverines' tenth national title and fourth in five seasons.[1]
Team standings
edit- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points |
 |
Michigan | 85 |
 |
USC (DC) | 62 |
 |
Ohio State | 59 |
| 4 | Harvard | 26 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 24 |
| 6 | Yale | 20 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 18 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 13.5 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 12 |
| 10 | Princeton | 10.5 |
| 11 | Florida State | 9 |
| 12 | Iowa | 8 |
| 13 | Denver | 7 |
| North Central (IL) | ||
| 15 | Texas | 5 |
| 16 | Southern Illinois | 4 |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | 3.5 |
| Navy | ||
| 19 | Bowling Green State | 3 |
| SMU | ||
| Wisconsin | ||
| 22 | Ohio | 2 |
| Purdue | ||
| Stanford | ||
| Washington (H) | ||
| 26 | Illinois | 1 |
| Washington State |
Individual events
editSwimming
edit| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yard freestyle | Frank Legacki | Michigan | 21.4 |
| 100 yard freestyle | Steven Jackman | Minnesota | 48.5 |
| 220 yard freestyle |  Murray Rose |
USC | 2:00.6 |
| 440 yard freestyle | Murray Rose |
USC | 4:17.9 |
| 1,500 meter freestyle | Murray Rose |
USC | 17:21.8 |
| 100 yard backstroke | Charles Bittick (DC) | USC | 53.9 |
| 200 yard backstroke | Charles Bittick (DC) | USC | 1:57.1 |
| 100 yard breaststroke | Richard Nelson | Michigan | 1:02.1 |
| 200 yard breaststroke | Ron Clark (DC) | Michigan | 2:13.4 |
| 100 yard butterfly | Dave Gillanders | Michigan | 52.9 |
| 200 yard butterfly | Dave Gillanders | Michigan | 1:58.6 |
| 200 yard individual medley | John Kelso | Denver | 2:02.9 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Robert Kaufmann Alan Engelberg William Zantgraf Bruce Hunter |
Harvard | 3:18.3 |
| 400 yard medley relay | L.B. Schaefer Tom Kovacs Artie Wolfe John Plain |
Ohio State | 3:40.3 |
Diving
edit| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 meter diving | Curt Genders | Florida State | 459.40 |
| 3 meter diving | Lou Vitucci | Ohio State | 491.65 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 19, 2024.