The 1954 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1954 at Webster Pool at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York at the 18th 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.
Ohio State returned to the top of the team standings, capturing the Buckeyes' eighth national title.
Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance
Ohio State 94 Michigan 67 Yale (DC) 36 Harvard 23 Stanford 19 Dartmouth 14 Springfield 11 Georgia 9 Michigan State Northwestern Oklahoma 8 Purdue Texas Florida 4 Williams Wisconsin Cortland State 3 Denver Florida State Army 2 Illinois Hastings 1 Iowa Iowa State NC State Pittsburgh
Individual events Swimming 50 yard freestyle Dick Cleveland Ohio State 22.3 100 yard freestyle Dick Cleveland Ohio State 50.0 220 yard freestyle Jack Wardrop Michigan 2:05.0 440 yard freestyle Ford Konno Ohio State 4:28.6 1,500 meter freestyle Ford Konno Ohio State 18:14.4 100 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) Ohio State 57.0 200 yard backstroke Yoshi Oyakawa (DC) Ohio State 2:09.8 100 yard butterfly David Hawkins Harvard 59.4 200 yard butterfly David Hawkins Harvard 2:15.4 150 yard individual medley Burwell Jones (DC) Michigan 1:30.1 400 yard freestyle relay Thomas BennerRonald GoraDonald HillBurwell Jones Michigan (DC) 3:26.1 300 yard medley relay Yoshi OyakawaRobert Van HeydeThomas Whiteleather Ohio State (DC) 2:49.3
Diving 1 meter diving Fletcher Gilders Ohio State 444.10 3 meter diving Morley Shapiro Ohio State 530.00
See also List of college swimming and diving teams
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