| 1949 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
| Hostcity: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Dates: | March 1949 |
| Venues: | Bowman Gray Pool University of North Carolina |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Events: | 12 |
| Previous: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1950 |
The 1949 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1949 at the Bowman Gray Pool at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the 13th 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.[1]
After finishing second in 1948, Ohio State once again topped the team standings, claiming their fourth title in five years and their fifth title overall.
| Ohio State | 49 | ||
| 35 | |||
| Michigan (DC) | 32 | ||
| 18 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 10 | |||
| Northwestern | |||
| North Carolina (H) | 7 | ||
| 6 | |||
| 4 | |||
| Stanford | |||
| Washington | |||
| 3 | |||
| 2 | |||
| Penn | |||
| Texas | |||
| 1 |
| 50-yard freestyle | Michigan | 23.1 | ||
| 100-yard freestyle | Wally Ris (DC) | Iowa | 50.4 | |
| 220-yard freestyle | Bill Smith (DC) | Ohio State | 2:08.5 | |
| 440-yard freestyle | Bill Smith (DC) | Ohio State | 4:42.6 | |
| 1,500-meter freestyle | Bill Heusner (DC) | Northwestern | 19:04.8 | |
| 150-yard backstroke | Ohio State | 1:34.0 | ||
| 200-yard butterfly | Purdue | 2:14.8 | ||
| 150-yard individual medley | La Salle | 1:30.8 | ||
| 400-yard freestyle relay | Yale | 3:27.0 | ||
| 300-yard medley relay | Iowa | 2:54.1 |
| One-meter diving | Bruce Harlan (DC) | Ohio State | 142.41 | |
| Three-meter diving | Ohio State | 152.37 |