1966 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships

The 1966 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships were contested at the 30th 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 1965–66 NCAA University Division swimming and diving season.

1966 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships
Host cityColorado Colorado Springs, Colorado
Date(s)March 1966
Venue(s)Cadet Gymnasium
United States Air Force Academy
Teams36
Events18
1965
1967

These championships were hosted by the United States Air Force Academy at the Cadet Gymnasium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Three-time defending champions USC again topped the team standings, the Trojans' fifth national title and fifth in six seasons.[1]

Program

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  • One new event was added to the program:
    • 800 yard freestyle relay

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  USC 302
  Indiana 286
  Michigan 253
4 Michigan State 173
5 SMU 143
6 Stanford 115
7 NC State 89
UCLA
9 Ohio State 80
10 Wisconsin 42
11 Texas 38
12 North Carolina 32
13 Arizona State 29
14 UC Santa Barbara 25
15 Nebraska 24
Utah
17 Wesleyan (CT) 23
18 Army 22
19 Long Beach State 20
20 Maryland 19
21 Villanova 16
22 Southern Illinois 12
Texas Tech
Tulane
25 Northwestern 11
26 Miami (OH) 10
27 Oregon State 9
Washington State
29 Air Force 8
30 Oklahoma 6
31 Florida State 4
Washington
33 Kansas 3
Miami (FL)
35 Navy 2
36 Duke 1

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50 yard freestyle James Van Kennen Wesleyan (CT) 21.39
100 yard freestyle Don Roth UC Santa Barbara 46.87
200 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 1:44.66
500 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 4:50.59
1,650 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 17:08.17
100 yard backstroke Gary Dilley (DC) Michigan State 52.39
200 yard backstroke Gary Dilley (DC) Michigan State 1:56.41
100 yard breaststroke Paul Scheerer Michigan 1:00.43
200 yard breaststroke Wayne Anderson USC 2:14.24
100 yard butterfly Phil Riker North Carolina 51.19
200 yard butterfly Carl Robie Michigan 1:53.80
200 yard individual medley Bill Utley Indiana 1:58.55
400 yard individual medley Ken Webb Indiana 4:19.81
400 yard freestyle relay   Sandy Gilchrist
John Lambert
Ken Krueger
Roy Saar
USC 3:08.05
800 yard freestyle relay Bill Utley
Scott Cordin
Ken Webb
  Bob Windle
Indiana 7:06.64
400 yard medley relay Russ Kingery
Paul Scheerer
Tom O’Malley
Ken Wiebeck
Michigan 3:33.36

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
1 meter diving Ken Sitzberger (DC) Indiana 488.50
3 meter diving Bernie Wrightson Arizona State 538.90

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 23, 2024.