| 1952 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
| Hostcity: | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Dates: | March 1952 |
| Venues: | Dillon Gymnasium Princeton University |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Events: | 14 |
| Previous: | 1951 |
| Next: | 1953 |
The 1952 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1952 at the pool at Dillon Gymnasium at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey at the 16th 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.
Ohio State once again returned to the top of the team standings, earning the Buckeyes their seventh national title.[1]
| Ohio State | 94 | |
| Yale (DC) | 81 | |
| 49 | ||
| 27 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 14 | ||
| Princeton (H) | 10 | |
| 9 | ||
| 7 | ||
| Purdue | ||
| Rutgers | ||
| 4 | ||
| Indiana | ||
| Washington | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| Wisconsin | ||
| 1 | ||
| Northwestern | ||
| USC |
| 50 yard freestyle | Ohio State | 22.3 | ||
| 100 yard freestyle | Clark Scholes (DC) | Michigan State | 49.9 | |
| 220 yard freestyle | Yale | 2:06.8 | ||
| 440 yard freestyle | Ohio State | 4:30.3 | ||
| 1,500 meter freestyle | Ohio State | 18:15.5 | ||
| 100 yard backstroke | Ohio State | 57.3 | ||
| 200 yard backstroke | Ohio State | 2:07.3 | ||
| 100 yard butterfly | Michigan | 58.8 | ||
| 200 yard butterfly | Michigan | 2:12.9 | ||
| 150 yard individual medley | Michigan | 1:29.8 | ||
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Michigan | 3:25.7 | ||
| 300 yard medley relay | Yale | 2:48.9 |
| 1 meter diving | Skippy Browning (DC) | Texas | 324.20 | |
| 3 meter diving | Skippy Browning (DC) | Texas | 586.40 |