1950 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1950 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1950 at the Ohio State Natatorium at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio at the 14th 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.

1950 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host city Columbus, Ohio
Date(s)March 1950
Venue(s)Ohio State Natatorium
Ohio State University
Teams20
Events14
1949
1951

Hosts Ohio State repeated as team champions, capturing their sixth overall title and fifth title in six years.[1]

Program changes

  • Two new events were added to the NCAA championship program: the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard butterfly.

Team standings

  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
Ohio State (H, DC)64
Yale43
Iowa25
4Michigan24
5Michigan State17
6Stanford15
7Princeton13
8Texas11
9La Salle10
10Northwestern9
11Purdue8
12Miami (FL)4
13Army2
Colgate
Indiana
USC
Washington State
Wisconsin
19Georgia1
SMU

Individual events

Swimming

Event Champion Team Time
50-yard freestyleEdward GarstIowa23.4
100-yard freestyleClark ScholesMichigan State50.9
220-yard freestyleJohn BlumYale2:10.0
440-yard freestyleRalph SalaStanford4:43.1
1,500-meter freestyleJack TaylorOhio State18:38.3
100-yard backstrokeBill SonnerOhio State59.1
150-yard backstrokeJack TaylorOhio State1:32.1
100-yard butterflyBob BrawnerPrinceton59.9
200-yard butterflyBob BrawnerPrinceton2:14.3
150-yard individual medleyJoe Verdeur (DC)La Salle1:31.2
400-yard freestyle relayBill Farnsworth
Larry Munson
John Blum
Ray Reid
Yale (DH)3:27.9
300-yard medley relayAl Ratkiewich
Bob Essert
Ray Reid
Yale2:51.2

Diving

Event Champion Team Score
One-meter divingBruce Harlan (DC)Ohio State145.00
Three-meter divingBruce Harlan (DC)Ohio State153.65

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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