1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships explained

1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Hostcity: East Lansing, Michigan
Dates:March 1941
Venues:Jenison Pool
Michigan State College
Teams:16
Events:11
Previous:1940
Next:1942

The 1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1941 at Jenison Pool at Michigan State College in East Lansing, Michigan at the fifth 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.

For the fifth consecutive year, Michigan topped the team standings, edging out Yale for the second straight year. It was the Wolverines' fifth title in program history and the fifth for coach Matt Mann.[1]

Team standings

Michigan (DC) 61
58
19
Wayne (MI)
10
Princeton
6
Occidental 5
Massachusetts State 3
Williams
2
Chicago
Springfield
Villanova
1
Stanford

Individual events

Swimming

50-yard freestyle Michigan 23.0
100-yard freestyle Wayne (MI) 52.1
220-yard freestyle Howard Johnson (DC) Yale 2:12.5
440-yard freestyle Michigan 4:51.4
1,500-meter freestyle Yale 19:43.4
150-yard backstroke Michigan 1:37.7
200-yard butterfly Michigan 2:25.9
400-yard freestyle relay Yale 3:31.3
300-yard medley relay Michigan (DC) 2:58.0

Diving

One-meter diving Ohio State 134.80
Three-meter diving Earl Clark (DC) Ohio State 165.40

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. August 9, 2016. 7–9.