| 1942 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
| Hostcity: | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Dates: | March 27, 1942[1] |
| Venues: | Indoor Athletic Building Harvard University |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Events: | 11 |
| Previous: | 1941 |
| Next: | 1943 |
The 1942 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested March 27, 1942 at the Indoor Athletic Building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the sixth 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.
Yale topped the team standings, claiming the Bulldogs' first title in program history. Yale topped five-time defending champions Michigan by 32 points to take the team championship.[2]
| Yale | 71 | |
| Michigan (DC) | 39 | |
| 34 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 7 | ||
| Northwestern | ||
| 6 | ||
| 5 | ||
| Harvard (H) | 4 | |
| 2 | ||
| North Carolina | ||
| Amherst | 1 | |
| 50-yard freestyle | Northwestern | 23.4 | ||
| 100-yard freestyle | Yale | 52.4 | ||
| 220-yard freestyle | Howard Johnson (DC) | Yale | 2:12.5 | |
| 440-yard freestyle | Yale | 4:46.4 | ||
| 1,500-meter freestyle | Rene Chouteau (DC) | Yale | 19:23.9 | |
| 150-yard backstroke | Yale | 1:36.3 | ||
| 200-yard butterfly | John Skinner (DC) | Michigan | 2:23.7 | |
| 400-yard freestyle relay | Michigan | 3:27.8 | ||
| 300-yard medley relay | Yale | 2:54.8 |
| One-meter diving | Ohio State | 134.80 | ||
| Three-meter diving | Ohio State | 151.20 |