1940 NCAA swimming and diving championships

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1940 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Swimming pictogram.svg
Host city Flag of Connecticut.svg New Haven, CT
Date(s)March 29, 1940 [1]
Venue(s) Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Yale University
Teams13
1939
1941

The 1940 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested March 29, 1940 at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut at the fourth 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.

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For the fourth consecutive year, Michigan topped the team standings, edging out hosts Yale by three points. It was the Wolverines' fourth title in program history and the fourth for coach Matt Mann. [2]

Team results

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Michigan (DC)45
Silver medal icon.svg Yale (H)42
Bronze medal icon.svg Ohio State 39
4 Wayne (MI) 25
5 Princeton 20
6 Harvard 12
7 USC 8
8 Army 4
9 Brown 2
Franklin & Marshall
Kenyon
North Central (IL)
Texas

Individual events

Swimming

EventChampionTeamTime
50-yard freestyle Guy Lumsden Wayne (MI)0:23.1
100-yard freestyle Gus Sharemet Michigan0:51.8
220-yard freestyle Howard Johnson Yale2:13.1
440-yard freestyle Andrew Clark Wayne (MI)4:50.0
1,500-meter freestyle Harold Stanhope (DC)Ohio State20:15.8
150-yard backstroke Al Vande Weghe (DC)Princeton1:34.6
200-yard butterfly John Higgins Ohio State2:23.7
400-yard freestyle relay Edward Hutchens
John Gillis
Charles Barker
John Sharemet
Michigan (DC)3:31.0
300-yard medley relay Francis Heydt
John Sharemet
Gus Sharemet
Michigan2:54.9

Diving

EventChampionTeamScore
One-meter diving Al Patnik (DC)Ohio State147.04
Three-meter diving Earl Clark Ohio State166.82

See also

References

  1. "Men's Swimming and Diving 1939-40 Schedule". Men's Swimming & Diving Seasons. GoCrimson.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 9, 2016.