1951 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1951 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1951 at the pool at Gregory Gymnasium at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas at the 15th 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.

Yale finished on top of the team standings, earning the Bulldogs' their third national title.

Program The 150-yard backstroke was eliminated from the championship program this year. Previously included in the program since 1925, it was replaced by the 200-yard backstroke (initially introduced the prior year).

Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance

Yale 81 Michigan State 60 Ohio State (DC) 58 Stanford 25 Texas (H) 15 Iowa State 14 Princeton Michigan 12 Iowa Washington 10 Dartmouth 8 Purdue 7 Indiana 6 USC Oklahoma 4 Rutgers Harvard 3 Minnesota 2 California 1 Florida State Georgia Northwestern

Individual events Swimming 50 yard freestyle Clark Scholes Michigan State 22.9 100 yard freestyle Clark Scholes (DC) Michigan State 51.0 220 yard freestyle John Marshall Yale 2.05.6 440 yard freestyle John Marshall Yale 4:30.2 1,500 meter freestyle John Marshall Yale 18:18.8 100 yard backstroke Richard Thoman Yale 57.5 200 yard backstroke Jack Taylor Ohio State 2:07.3 100 yard butterfly Bob Brawner (DC) Princeton 1:01.1 200 yard butterfly Bob Brawner (DC) Princeton 2:18.6 150 yard individual medley Peter Salmon Washington 1:32.4 400 yard freestyle relay David HoffmanJames QuigleyClark ScholesGeorge Hoogerhyde Michigan State 3:26.7 300 yard medley relay Jack TaylorGerald HolanHerbert Kobayashi Ohio State 2:52.2

Diving 1 meter diving Skippy Browning Texas 131.43 3 meter diving Skippy Browning Texas 144.75

See also List of college swimming and diving teams

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