The 1961 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested at the 25th annual championship 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 Division I member programs in the United States, culminating the 1960–61 NCAA swimming and diving season.

These championships were hosted by the University of Washington at the Pavilion Pool in Seattle, Washington during March 1961.

Michigan finished twenty-three points ahead of defending champions USC in the team championship standings, the Wolverines' tenth national title and fourth in five seasons.

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

Rank Team Points Michigan 85 USC (DC) 62 Ohio State 59 Harvard 26 Michigan State 24 Yale 20 Minnesota 18 Oklahoma 13.5 Cincinnati 12 Princeton 10.5 Florida State 9 Iowa 8 Denver 7 North Central (IL) Texas 5 Southern Illinois 4 Miami (OH) 3.5Navy Bowling Green State 3 SMU Wisconsin Ohio 2 Purdue Stanford Washington (H) Illinois 1 Washington State

Individual events Swimming 50 yard freestyle Frank Legacki Michigan 21.4 100 yard freestyle Steven Jackman Minnesota 48.5 220 yard freestyle Murray Rose USC 2:00.6 440 yard freestyle Murray Rose USC 4:17.9 1,500 meter freestyle Murray Rose USC 17:21.8 100 yard backstroke Charles Bittick (DC) USC 53.9 200 yard backstroke Charles Bittick (DC) USC 1:57.1 100 yard breaststroke Richard Nelson Michigan 1:02.1 200 yard breaststroke Ron Clark (DC) Michigan 2:13.4 100 yard butterfly Dave Gillanders Michigan 52.9 200 yard butterfly Dave Gillanders Michigan 1:58.6 200 yard individual medley John Kelso Denver 2:02.9 400 yard freestyle relay Robert KaufmannAlan EngelbergWilliam ZantgrafBruce Hunter Harvard 3:18.3 400 yard medley relay L.B. SchaeferTom KovacsArtie WolfeJohn Plain Ohio State 3:40.3

Diving 1 meter diving Curt Genders Florida State 459.40 3 meter diving Lou Vitucci Ohio State 491.65

See also 1961 NAIA swimming and diving championships List of college swimming and diving teams

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