Founded | 1924 |
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Number of teams | 35 (2015) |
Current champions | Arizona State Sun Devils (1) |
Most successful club(s) | Texas Longhorns (15) |
Television broadcasters | ESPNU |
Website | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States.
The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competition course.
NCAA Collegiate Swimming Championship Meets | |||
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Year | Site | Venue | Winner |
1924 Details | Annapolis, Maryland | Scott Natatorium | Northwestern |
1925 Details | Evanston, Illinois | Patten Gymnasium | Navy |
1926 Details | Annapolis, Maryland | Scott Natatorium | Navy [4] |
1927 Details | Iowa City, Iowa | Field House Pool | Michigan [5] |
1928 Details | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Hutchinson Gymnasium | Michigan [3] |
1929 Details | St. Louis, Missouri | Francis Gymnasium | Northwestern |
1930 Details | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Malkin Athletic Center | Northwestern [6] |
1931 Details | Chicago, Illinois | Lake Shore Athletic Club [7] | Michigan [8] |
1932 Details | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Intramural Sports Building | Michigan [3] |
1933 Details | New Haven, Connecticut | Payne Whitney Gymnasium | Northwestern [9] |
1934 Details | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State Natatorium | Michigan [3] |
1935 Details | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Malkin Athletic Center | Michigan [3] |
1936 Details | New Haven, Connecticut | Payne Whitney Gymnasium | Michigan [3] |
Team | Number | Years won (official) |
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Texas | 15 | 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 |
Michigan | 12 | 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1995, 2013 |
Ohio State | 11 | 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1962 |
USC | 9 | 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
Stanford | 8 | 1967, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 |
Auburn | 8 | 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
California | 8 | 1979, 1980, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
Indiana | 6 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
Yale | 4 | 1942, 1944, 1951, 1953 |
Florida | 2 | 1983, 1984 |
Tennessee | 1 | 1978 |
UCLA | 1 | 1982 |
Arizona | 1 | 2008 |
Arizona State | 1 | 2024 |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Location | Ref | ||
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50y freestyle | 17.63 | NR | Caeleb Dressel | Florida | March 22, 2018 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | [12] | |
100y freestyle | 39.90 | NR | Caeleb Dressel | Florida | March 24, 2018 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | [13] | |
200y freestyle | 1:28.81 | NR | Luke Hobson | Texas | March 29, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [14] | |
500y freestyle | 4:02.31 | Léon Marchand | ASU | March 28, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [15] | ||
1650y freestyle | 14:12.52 | Bobby Finke | Florida | March 27, 2021 | Greensboro, North Carolina | [16] | ||
100y backstroke | 43.35 | r, NR | Luca Urlando | Georgia | March 25, 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state) | [17] | |
200y backstroke | 1:35.37 | NR | Destin Lasco | California | March 30, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [18] | |
100y breaststroke | 49.53 | NR | Liam Bell | California | March 29, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [19] | |
200y breaststroke | 1:46.35 | Léon Marchand | ASU | March 30, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [20] | ||
100y butterfly | 42.80 | NR | Caeleb Dressel | Florida | March 23, 2018 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | [21] | |
200y butterfly | 1:37.35 | NR | Jack Conger | Texas | March 25, 2017 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [22] | |
200y individual medley | 1:36.34 | Léon Marchand | ASU | March 23, 2023 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | [23] | ||
400y individual medley | 3:28.82 | Léon Marchand | ASU | March 24, 2023 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | [24] | ||
4×50y freestyle relay | 1:13.35 |
| Florida | March 23, 2023 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | [25] | ||
4×100y freestyle relay | 2:43.40 |
| ASU | March 30, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [26] | ||
4×200y freestyle relay | 6:02.26 |
| California | March 27, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [27] | ||
4×50y medley relay | 1:20.15 |
| Florida | March 27, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [28] | ||
4×100y medley relay | 2:57.32 |
| ASU | March 29, 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [29] | ||
1 m Springboard | 473.75 | Kristian Ipsen | Stanford | March 28, 2013 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
3 m Springboard | 529.10 | Samuel Dorman | Miami | March 27, 2015 | Iowa City, Iowa | [30] | ||
Platform | 548.90 | Nick McCrory | Duke | March 26, 2011 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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