1937 NCAA swimming and diving championships explained

1937 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Hostcity: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venues:University of Minnesota Armory
University of Minnesota
Teams:11
Events:11
Previous:1936
Next:1938

The 1937 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested at the University of Minnesota Armory at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota as part of the 14th annual NCAA swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.

Even though NCAA swimming championships had been held since 1924, this was the first event with an official team championship.

Michigan won the inaugural official team national championship, defeating rival Ohio State by 36 points, 75–39. It was the first official NCAA title for the Wolverines but their eighth including the unofficial titles won between 1924 and 1936.[1]

Team results

Michigan 75
39
38
13
11
7
6
5
4
Princeton
1

Individual events

Swimming

50-yard freestyle 23.2
100-yard freestyle 52.3
220-yard freestyle 2:11.5
440-yard freestyle 4:51.7
1,500-meter freestyle 19:58.5
150-yard backstroke 1:37.1
200-yard butterfly 2:26.6
400-yard freestyle relay 3:32.2
300-yard medley relay 2:57.8

Diving

One-meter diving 135.80
Three-meter diving 136.46

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. December 19, 2015. 7–9.