| 1959 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
| Hostcity: | Ithaca, New York |
| Dates: | March 26−28, 1959 |
| Venues: | Teagle Pool Cornell University |
| Teams: | 63 |
| Athletes: | 273 |
| Events: | 16 |
| Previous: | 1958 |
| Next: | 1960 |
The 1959 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested on March 26−28, 1959 at Teagle Pool at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York at the 23rd annual NCAA-sponsored 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. Including the pre-NCAA championships from before 1937, these were the 36th overall collegiate swimming and diving championships.[1]
The program featured sixteen individual events, fourteen in swimming and two for diving. Teams earned points based on their placement in individual events, with the highest-earning team receiving the national title.
Michigan once again retained the national title, the Wolverines' ninth (and third consecutive), after finishing a record ninety-three points ahead of Ohio State in the team standings.[2]
| Michigan | 137 | |
| 44 | ||
| 41 | ||
| 35 | ||
| 35 | ||
| 29 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 7 | ||
| Ohio | ||
| Wisconsin | ||
| 6 | ||
| Illinois | ||
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
| Knox | ||
| Navy |
| 50 yard freestyle | Wisconsin | 22.3 | ||
| 100 yard freestyle | Michigan | 49.6 | ||
| 220 yard freestyle | Michigan | 2:04.3 | ||
| 440 yard freestyle | Billy Steuart (DC) | Michigan State | 18:26.2 | |
| 1,500 meter freestyle | Billy Steuart (DC) | Michigan State | 4:31.9 | |
| 100 yard backstroke | Indiana | 56.1 | ||
| 200 yard backstroke | Indiana | 2:01.4 | ||
| 100 yard breaststroke | Oklahoma | 1:03.2 | ||
| 200 yard breaststroke | Miami (OH) | 2:21.3 | ||
| 100 yard butterfly | Michigan | 54.1 | ||
| 200 yard butterfly | Michigan | 2:02.5 | ||
| 200 yard individual medley | Stanford | 2:06.7 | ||
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Michigan | 3:21.6 | ||
| 400 yard medley relay | Michigan | 3:46.8 |
| 1 meter diving | Ohio State | 468.95 | ||
| 3 meter diving | Ohio State | 465.10 |