1945 NCAA swimming and diving championships
The 1945 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1945 at the Intramural Sports Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the ninth 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.
| 1945 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Date(s) | March 1945 |
| Venue(s) | Intramural Sports Building University of Michigan |
| Teams | 13 |
| Events | 11 |
← 1944 1946 → | |
Ohio State topped hosts, and rivals, Michigan in the team standings, the second team national title for the Buckeyes.[1]
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 56 | |
| Michigan (H) | 48 | |
| Cornell | 25 | |
| 4 | Michigan State | 24 |
| Minnesota | ||
| 6 | Columbia | 10 |
| 7 | Canisius | 8 |
| Northwestern | ||
| Princeton | ||
| 10 | Indiana | 6 |
| 11 | Purdue | 3 |
| 12 | Iowa | 2 |
| RPI |
- DNQ = Yale (DC)
Individual events
Swimming
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50-yard freestyle | Merton Church | Michigan | 23.2 |
| 100-yard freestyle | Merton Church | Michigan | 52.3 |
| 220-yard freestyle | Eugene Rogers (DC) | Columbia | 2:14.6 |
| 440-yard freestyle | Seymour Schlanger | Ohio State | 4:55.4 |
| 1,500-meter freestyle | Seymour Schlanger | Ohio State | 20:11.4 |
| 150-yard backstroke | James Shand | Princeton | 1:41.8 |
| 200-yard butterfly | Paul Murray | Cornell | 2:31.2 |
| 400-yard freestyle relay | Charles Fries William Breen Gurdon Pulford Merton Church | Michigan (DC) | 3:39.8 |
| 300-yard medley relay | Gurdon Pulford Heini Kessler Charles Fries | Michigan | 3:05.2 |
Diving
| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-meter diving | Hobart Billingsley | Ohio State | 121.90 |
| Three-meter diving | Hobart Billingsley | Ohio State | 132.10 |
References
- "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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