| 1953 NCAA swimming and diving Championships | |
| Hostcity: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Dates: | March 1953 |
| Venues: | Ohio State Natatorium Ohio State University |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Events: | 14 |
| Previous: | 1952 |
| Next: | 1954 |
The 1953 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1953 at the Ohio State Natatorium at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio at the 17th 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]
Yale topped hosts, and defending national champions, Ohio State in the team standings to capture the Bulldogs' fourth national title (and second title in three years).
| Yale | 96 | |
| Ohio State (H, DC) | 73 | |
| 39 | ||
| 23 | ||
| 14 | ||
| North Carolina | ||
| 10 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 6 | ||
| Oklahoma | ||
| 5 | ||
| NC State | ||
| Washington | ||
| 4 | ||
| Harvard | ||
| Springfield | ||
| Texas | ||
| 3 | ||
| Purdue | ||
| USC | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
| Wisconsin |
| 50 yard freestyle | Michigan | 22.4 | ||
| 100 yard freestyle | Georgia | 50.5 | ||
| 220 yard freestyle | Yale | 2:06.9 | ||
| 440 yard freestyle | Yale | 4:37.0 | ||
| 1,500 meter freestyle | Yale | 18:27.5 | ||
| 100 yard backstroke | Ohio State | 56.9 | ||
| 200 yard backstroke | Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) | Ohio State | 2:05.1 | |
| 100 yard butterfly | Illinois | 1:00.7 | ||
| 200 yard butterfly | Ohio State | 2:14.0 | ||
| 150 yard individual medley | Burwell Jones (DC) | Michigan | 1:30.0 | |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Michigan (DC) | 3:24.0 | ||
| 300 yard medley relay | Ohio State | 2:47.2 |
| 1 meter diving | Ohio State | 485.75 | ||
| 3 meter diving | Ohio State | 525.8 |