The 1962 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested at the 26th 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 1961–62 NCAA swimming and diving season.
These championships were hosted by Ohio State University at the Ohio State Natatorium in Columbus, Ohio during March 1962.
Hosts Ohio State finished forty-six points ahead of USC in the team championship standings, the Buckeyes' eleventh national title.
Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance
Ohio State (H) 92 USC 46 Minnesota 41 Michigan 32 Princeton 29 Michigan State 20 Cincinnati 19 Yale 18 SMU 14 Illinois 11 Villanova 10 Purdue 9 Harvard 8 North Carolina NC State Denver 5 Oklahoma Navy 4 Florida State 3 Southern Illinois Bowling Green State 2 Iowa Washington Florida 1 Kenyon Texas Utah
Individual events Swimming 50 yard freestyle Steven Jackman Minnesota 21.1 100 yard freestyle Steven Jackman (DC) Minnesota 47.5 220 yard freestyle Jim Spreitzer Illinois 2:00.9 440 yard freestyle Murray Rose (DC) USC 4:20.0 1,500 meter freestyle Murray Rose (DC) USC 17:26.7 100 yard backstroke L.B. Schaefer Ohio State 53.9 200 yard backstroke Virgil Luken Minnesota 2:16.8 100 yard breaststroke Richard Nelson (DC) Michigan 1:01.7 200 yard breaststroke Ron Clark (DC) Michigan 2:13.4 100 yard butterfly Ed Spencer NC State 52.5 200 yard butterfly Artie Wolfe Ohio State 1:58.0 200 yard individual medley Harley Mull Ohio State 2:02.3 400 yard freestyle relay Jeff MattsonDoug RoweWilliam WoodMike Wood Michigan State 3:15.8 400 yard medley relay L.B. SchaeferTom KovacsArtie WolfeJohn Plain Ohio State (DC) 3:37.6
Diving 1 meter diving Lou Vitucci Ohio State 470.50 3 meter diving Lou Vitucci (DC) Ohio State 491.65
See also 1962 NAIA swimming and diving championships List of college swimming and diving teams
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