The 1939 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested March 24, 1938 at the third 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.
This year's event was hosted at the Intramural Sports Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
For the third consecutive year, Michigan topped rivals Ohio State in the team standings, earning the host Wolverines their third national title. Michigan were coached by Matt Mann.
Team results (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance
Michigan (H, DC) 65 Ohio State 58 Princeton 22 Yale 14 Harvard 8 USC Texas Northwestern 4 Columbia 3 Iowa Iowa Agricultural Florida 2 Franklin & Marshall Illinois Kenyon
Individual events Swimming 50-yard freestyle Charles Barker Michigan 23.5 100-yard freestyle Charles BarkerPaul Wolf MichiganUSC 52.9 220-yard freestyle Tom Haynie Michigan 2:11.7 440-yard freestyle Tom Haynie Michigan 4:49.7 1,500-meter freestyle Harold Stanhope Ohio State 19:53.8 150-yard backstroke Al Vande Weghe (DC) Princeton 1:35.1 200-yard butterfly Richard R. Hough (DC) Princeton 2:22.0 400-yard freestyle relay Charles BarkerEdward HutchensTom HaynieWaldemar Tomski Michigan (DC) 3:33.5 300-yard medley relay Al Vande WegheRichard R. HoughHendrik Van Oss Princeton (DC) 2:54.5
Diving One-meter diving Al Patnik (DC) Ohio State 131.08 Three-meter diving Al Patnik (DC) Ohio State 161.34
See also List of college swimming and diving teams
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