1960 NCAA swimming and diving championships
The 1960 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1960 at Perkins Natatorium at Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas at the 24th annual officially NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States. Including the pre-NCAA events from before 1937, these were the 36th overall collegiate swimming and diving championships.[1]
| 1960 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | University Park, Texas |
| Date(s) | March 1960 |
| Venue(s) | Perkins Natatorium Southern Methodist University |
| Teams | 18 |
| Events | 16 |
← 1959 1961 → | |
The program featured sixteen individual events, fourteen in swimming and two for diving. Teams earned points based on their placement in individual events, with the highest-earning team receiving the national title.
USC claimed their first team national title after finishing fourteen points ahead of three-time defending champions Michigan in the team standings.
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| USC | 87 | |
| Michigan (DC) | 73 | |
| Indiana | 69 | |
| 4 | Harvard | 35 |
| 5 | Stanford | 26 |
| 6 | Yale | 25 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 23 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 81⁄2 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 71⁄2 |
| 10 | San José State | 7 |
| SMU (H) | ||
| 12 | Oklahoma | 6 |
| 13 | Iowa | 5 |
| Southern Illinois | ||
| 15 | Bowling Green State | 4 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 3 |
| Minnesota | ||
| 18 | Navy | 2 |
Individual events
Swimming
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yard freestyle | Bruce Hunter | Harvard | 21.9 |
| 100 yard freestyle | Peter Lusk | Yale | 49.4 |
| 220 yard freestyle | Tom Winters | USC | 2:02.1 |
| 440 yard freestyle | Dennis Rounsavelle | USC | 4:24.0 |
| 1,500 meter freestyle | William Chase | Yale | 17:48.7 |
| 100 yard backstroke | Charles Bittick | USC | 54.4 |
| 200 yard backstroke | Charles Bittick | USC | 2:00.1 |
| 100 yard breaststroke | Thomas Peterson | Stanford | 1:03.1 |
| 200 yard breaststroke | Ron Clark | Michigan | 2:17.6 |
| 100 yard butterfly | Mike Troy | Indiana | 53.1 |
| 200 yard butterfly | Mike Troy | Indiana | 1:57.8 |
| 200 yard individual medley | Lance Larson | USC | 2:03.2 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Donald Redington Robert Mounton Lance Larson Jon Henrichs | USC | 3:18.5 |
| 400 yard medley relay | Frank McKinney Gerald Miki Mike Troy Peter Sintz | Indiana | 3:40.8 |
References
- "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 15, 2016.