NCAA Division II men's swimming and diving championships

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NCAA Division II men's swimming and diving championships
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NCAA logo
Association NCAA
Sport Swimming and Diving
Founded1964;61 years ago (1964)
Division Division II
RegionFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Tampa (1st)
Most titles Cal State Bakersfield (13)
TV partner(s) ESPNU
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division II men's swimming and diving championships (formerly the NCAA College Division swimming and diving championships) are contested at an annual swim meet hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the individual and team champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its Division II members in the United States and Canada. [1]

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The most successful program has been Cal State Bakersfield, who won thirteen national titles during their time in Division II. Drury lead among active programs, with twelve titles.

Tampa are the reigning national champions, winning their first national title in 2024.

Events

The NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships consist of 14 individual, 5 relay, and 2 diving events. Three relays and one individual event have been added since the first Championships in 1964. The 800-yard freestyle relay was introduced in 1966 and the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relay were both introduced in 1989. The 1,000-yard freestyle was introduced in 2001 and Division II is the only NCAA division to offer it at their Championships. [2]

Individual swimming events

Team swimming events

Diving events

Results

NCAA Division II men's swimming and diving championships
YearChampionship ResultsLocationPool
WinnerPointsRunners-UpPoints
NCAA College Division swimming and diving championships
1964
Details
Bucknell 83 East Carolina 50 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Grove City, Pennsylvania
1965 San Diego State 168½ Long Beach State 147 Flag of Illinois.svg Normal, Illinois Horton Pool
1966 San Diego State 243½ San Jose State 213 Flag of Illinois.svg Normal, Illinois Horton Pool
1967 UC Santa Barbara 255½ UC Irvine 246 Flag of California.svg Commerce, California
1968 Long Beach State 349 Texas–Arlington 216 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta
1969 UC Irvine 248 Kenyon 190 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Springfield, Massachusetts
1970 UC Irvine 230 Springfield 166 Flag of Michigan.svg Rochester, Michigan
1971 UC Irvine 242 South Florida 176 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Springfield, Massachusetts
1972 Eastern Michigan 222 UC Irvine
Cal State Northridge
164 Flag of Virginia.svg Lexington, Virginia
NCAA Division II swimming and diving championships
1973 Cal State Chico 262 UC Irvine 212 Flag of Michigan.svg Detroit, Michigan
1974 Cal State Chico 285 UC Davis 227 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool
1975 Cal State Northridge 277 UC Irvine 210 Flag of Ohio.svg Cleveland, Ohio CSU Natatorium
1976 Cal State Chico 428 Cal State Northridge 283 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Springfield, Massachusetts
1977 Cal State Northridge 326 UC Irvine 305 Flag of Ohio.svg Youngstown, Ohio Beeghly Natatorium
1978 Cal State Northridge 304 Cal State Chico 282 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Springfield, Massachusetts
1979 Cal State Northridge 384 Oakland 170 Flag of Michigan.svg Marquette, Michigan PEIF Pool
1980 Oakland 312 Cal State Northridge 263 Flag of Ohio.svg Youngstown, Ohio Beeghly Natatorium
1981 Cal State Northridge 349 Oakland 338 Flag of Ohio.svg Youngstown, Ohio Beeghly Natatorium
NCAA Division II men's swimming and diving championships
1982 Cal State Northridge 444 Puget Sound 244½ Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Clarion, Pennsylvania Waldo S. Tippin Natatorium
1983 Cal State Northridge 352½ Oakland 347½ Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California Belmont Plaza Pool
1984 Cal State Northridge 319½ Oakland 226 Flag of New York.svg Hempstead, New York Hofstra University Swim Center
1985 Cal State Northridge 488 Cal State Bakersfield 417½ Flag of Florida.svg Orlando, Florida YMCA Aquatic Center
1986 Cal State Bakersfield 549 Cal State Northridge 438 Flag of Florida.svg Orlando, Florida YMCA Aquatic Center
1987 Cal State Bakersfield 479½ Oakland 246 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California Belmont Plaza Pool
1988 Cal State Bakersfield 397 Oakland 344½ Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York
1989 Cal State Bakersfield 571 Oakland 406 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York
1990 Cal State Bakersfield 830 Oakland 686 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York
1991 Cal State Bakersfield 853 Oakland 652 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1992 Cal State Bakersfield 910 Clarion 481 Flag of North Dakota.svg Grand Forks, North Dakota Hyslop Sports Center Pool
1993 Cal State Bakersfield 951 Oakland 549½ Flag of Ohio.svg Canton, Ohio C.T. Branin Natatorium
1994 Oakland 791 Cal State Bakersfield 718½ Flag of Ohio.svg Canton, Ohio C.T. Branin Natatorium
1995 Oakland 890 Cal State Bakersfield 573 Flag of Ohio.svg Canton, Ohio C.T. Branin Natatorium
1996 Oakland 869½ Cal State Bakersfield 640 Flag of North Dakota.svg Grand Forks, North Dakota Hyslop Sports Center Pool
1997 Oakland 767 Drury 623 Flag of Texas.svg San Antonio, Texas
1998 Cal State Bakersfield 730 Drury 637 Flag of Ohio.svg Ashland, Ohio
1999 Drury 829 Cal State Bakersfield 557 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York Flickinger Aquatic Center
2000 Cal State Bakersfield 687 Drury 630 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York Flickinger Aquatic Center
2001 Cal State Bakersfield 621 Drury 562½ Flag of Ohio.svg Canton, Ohio C.T. Branin Natatorium
2002 Cal State Bakersfield 529 North Dakota 507 Flag of Florida.svg Orlando, Florida YMCA Aquatic Center
2003 Drury 612 Cal State Bakersfield 535 Flag of North Dakota.svg Grand Forks, North Dakota Hyslop Sports Center Pool
2004 Cal State Bakersfield 718½ Drury 586 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York Flickinger Aquatic Center
2005 Drury 726 Cal State Bakersfield 480 Flag of Florida.svg Orlando, Florida YMCA Aquatic Center
2006 Drury 649 Cal State Bakersfield 543½ Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium
2007 Drury 521½ North Dakota 500 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York Flickinger Aquatic Center
2008 Drury 523½ Missouri S&T 336 Flag of Missouri.svg Columbia, Missouri Mizzou Aquatic Center
2009 Drury 543 Wayne State 504½ Flag of Texas.svg Houston, Texas CRWC Natatorium
2010 Drury 538 Incarnate Word 403 Flag of Ohio.svg Canton, Ohio C.T. Branin Natatorium
2011 Drury 600½ UC San Diego 345 Flag of Texas.svg San Antonio, Texas Palo Alto Natatorium
2012 Drury 473 UC San Diego 400 Flag of Texas.svg Mansfield, Texas Mansfield ISD Natatorium
2013 Drury 546 Florida Southern 397 Flag of Alabama.svg Birmingham, Alabama CrossPlex Natatorium
2014 Drury 569½ Florida Southern 361 Flag of Ohio.svg Geneva, Ohio SPIRE Institute
2015 Queens 433½ Drury 417.5 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium
2016 Queens 449Lindenwood382.5 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium
2017 Queens 563.5 Drury 350 Flag of Alabama.svg Birmingham, Alabama CrossPlex Natatorium
2018 Queens 558 Cal Baptist 307 Flag of North Carolina.svg Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Aquatic Center
2019 Queens 606 Delta State 364.5 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Queens 561 Drury 531 Flag of Alabama.svg Birmingham, Alabama CrossPlex Natatorium
2022 Queens 607.5 Drury 522 Flag of North Carolina.svg Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Aquatic Center
2023 Indianapolis 527 Drury 450.5 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium
2024 Tampa 473 Drury 409 Flag of Ohio.svg Geneva, Ohio SPIRE Institute

Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Champions

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Tampa
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UIndy
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Drury
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Chico State
Team national championships among active programs: ButtonGreen.svg 12, ButtonYellow.svg 3, ButtonWhite.svg 1

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Drury 121999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Chico State 31973, 1974, 1976
Indianapolis 12023
Tampa 12024

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
Cal State Bakersfield 131986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Cal State Northridge 91975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Queens (NC) 72015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Oakland 51980, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
UC Irvine 31969, 1970, 1971
San Diego State 21965, 1966
Eastern Michigan 11972
Long Beach State 11968
UC Santa Barbara 11967
Bucknell 11964

Championship records

EventTimeNameClubDateLocationRef
50y freestyle18.88 Matej Dusa Queens March 9, 2022 Greensboro, North Carolina [6]
100y freestyle41.25 Karol Ostrowski Drury March 20, 2021 Birmingham, Alabama [7]
200y freestyle1:32.46 Dion Dreesens Queens March 10, 2016 Indianapolis, Indiana [8]
500y freestyle4:17.09 Dion Dreesens Queens March 11, 2016 Indianapolis, Indiana [9]
1000y freestyle8:54.10 Fabio Dalu McKendree March 18, 2021 Birmingham, Alabama [10]
1650y freestyle14:55.12 Fabio Dalu McKendree March 20, 2021 Birmingham, Alabama [11]
100y backstroke45.09 Marius Kusch Queens March 15, 2019 Indianapolis, Indiana [12]
200y backstroke1:40.34 Benjamin Sampson Colorado Mesa March 16, 2024 Geneva, Ohio [13]
100y breaststroke51.63 Anton Lobanov Nova S'Eastern March 13, 2015 Indianapolis, Indiana [14]
200y breaststroke1:51.71 Anton Lobanov Nova S'Eastern March 14, 2015 Indianapolis, Indiana [15]
100y butterfly44.32 Marius Kusch Queens March 14, 2019 Indianapolis, Indiana [16]
200y butterfly1:40.75 Jackson Lustig McKendree March 10, 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana [17]
200y individual medley1:41.61 Marius Kusch Queens March 14, 2018 Greensboro, North Carolina [18]
400y individual medley3:40.22 Benjamin Sampson Colorado Mesa March 14, 2024 Geneva, Ohio [19]
200y
  freestyle relay
1:16.50
Henderson St. March 15, 2024 Geneva, Ohio [20]
400y
  freestyle relay
2:49.98
Queens March 16, 2019 Indianapolis, Indiana [21]
800y
  freestyle relay
6:18.46
Queens March 10, 2017 Birmingham, Alabama [22]
200y
  medley relay
1:24.46
Indy March 13, 2024 Geneva, Ohio [23]
400y
  medley relay
3:07.11
McKendree March 14, 2024 Geneva, Ohio [24]
1m Springboard618.70 Dario Di Fazio Oakland March 10, 1994 Canton, Ohio
3m Springboard645.15 Julio Osuna Kelly Indy March 15, 2024 Geneva, Ohio [25]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by National Collegiate Athletic Association;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;sf – semifinal;r – relay 1st leg;rh – relay heat 1st leg;b – B final; – en route to final mark;tt – time trial

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