1964 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships

The 1964 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships were contested at the 28th annual 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 University Division member programs in the United States, culminating the 1963–64 NCAA University Division swimming and diving season.

1964 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships
Host cityConnecticut New Haven, Connecticut
Date(s)March 1964
Venue(s)Kiputh Pool
Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Yale University
Teams20
Events17
1963
1965

This was the first championship hosted only for swimming programs in the NCAA's University Division (future Division I). The inaugural College Division (future Divisions II and III) championship was held at the same time at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania and won by Bucknell.

These championships were hosted by Yale University at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut during March 1964.

USC once again topped the team standings, finishing five points ahead of Indiana, the Trojans' third overall title and third in four years.[1]

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  USC (DC) 96
  Indiana 91
  Yale (H) 87
4 Michigan 30
5 Minnesota 22
6 North Carolina 13
Ohio State
8 Villanova 12
9 Princeton 10
10 SMU 8
Wesleyan (CT)
12 Southern Illinois 7
Washington State
14 Stanford 5
15 Colgate 3
16 Northwestern 2
17 Florida 1
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50 yard freestyle Mike Austin Yale 21.0
100 yard freestyle Steve Clark Yale 46.3
200 yard freestyle Steve Clark (DC) Yale 1:44.4
500 yard freestyle Roy Saari USC 4:45.8
1,650 yard freestyle Roy Saari USC 16:49.5
100 yard backstroke Bob Bennett (DC) USC 53.1
200 yard backstroke Jed Graef Princeton 1:56.2
100 yard breaststroke Bill Craig USC 59.9
200 yard breaststroke Bill Craig USC 2:12.1
100 yard butterfly Walt Richardson (DC) Minnesota 50.2
200 yard butterfly Fred Schmidt Indiana 1:53.5
200 yard individual medley Roy Saari USC 1:56.7
400 yard individual medley Rich McGeagh USC 4:16.4
400 yard freestyle relay David Lyons
Ed Townsend
Frank Rice
Mike Austin
Yale (DC) 3:08.7
400 yard medley relay Bob Bennett
Bill Craig
Jim McGrath
Roy Saari
USC 3:30.9

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
1 meter diving Rick Gilbert Indiana 491.70
3 meter diving Randy Larson Ohio State 523.75

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 20, 2024.