1966 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships explained

1966 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships
Hostcity: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dates:March 1966
Venues:Cadet Gymnasium
United States Air Force Academy
Teams:36
Events:18
Previous:1965
Next:1967

The 1966 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships were contested at the 30th annual swim meet sanctioned and hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its University Division member programs in the United States, culminating the 1965–66 NCAA University Division swimming and diving season.

These championships were hosted by the United States Air Force Academy at the Cadet Gymnasium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Three-time defending champions USC again topped the team standings, the Trojans' fifth national title and fifth in six seasons.[1]

Program

Team standings

USC 302
286
253
173
143
115
89
UCLA
80
42
38
32
29
25
24
Utah
23
22
20
19
16
12
Texas Tech
Tulane
11
10
9
Washington State
8
6
4
Washington
Kansas 3
2
1

Individual events

Swimming

50 yard freestyle Wesleyan (CT) 21.39
100 yard freestyle UC Santa Barbara 46.87
200 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 1:44.66
500 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 4:50.59
1,650 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 17:08.17
100 yard backstroke Gary Dilley (DC) Michigan State 52.39
200 yard backstroke Gary Dilley (DC) Michigan State 1:56.41
100 yard breaststroke Michigan 1:00.43
200 yard breaststroke USC 2:14.24
100 yard butterfly North Carolina 51.19
200 yard butterfly Michigan 1:53.80
200 yard individual medley Indiana 1:58.55
400 yard individual medley Indiana 4:19.81
400 yard freestyle relay USC 3:08.05
800 yard freestyle relay Indiana 7:06.64
400 yard medley relay Michigan 3:33.36

Diving

1 meter diving Ken Sitzberger (DC) Indiana 488.50
3 meter diving Arizona State 538.90

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK . ncaa.org . NCAA . 23 August 2024.