1956 NCAA swimming and diving championships

American college aquatic sports competition August 2023 1956 NCAA swimming and diving championships Swimming pictogram.svg 150px Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut March 1956 Kiputh PoolPayne Whitney GymnasiumYale University 23 14 1955 1957 The 1956 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1956 at Kiputh Pool at Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut at the 20th 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.NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/swimming_champs_records/2014-15/D1men14.pdf NCAA NCAA.org August 14, 2016 7–9 Ohio State once again retained the national title, the Buckeyes' tenth, after finishing fourteen points ahead of hosts Yale in the team standings. Program The 150 yard individual medley was dropped from the program after seven years (1949–1955). The 200 yard individual medley was added to the program. Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance NCAA White Rank Team Points Ohio State (DC) 68 Yale (H) 54 Oklahoma 28 04 4 Iowa 27 05 5 NC State 25 06 6 Indiana 22 07 7 Stanford 19 08 8 Cortland State 15 Harvard 10 10 Northwestern 14 11 11 Michigan 10.5 12 12 North Carolina 9.5 13 13 SMU 8 14 14 Iowa State 7 15 15 Army 2 Bowdoin Miami (OH) USC Texas A&M 20 20 Alleghany 1 Amherst California Lehigh Individual events Swimming NCAA White Event Champion Team Time 50 yard freestyle Robin MooreAUS Rex Aubrey StanfordYale 22.1 100 yard freestyle Al Kuhn Northwestern 49.3 220 yard freestyle William Woolsey Indiana 2:04.7 440 yard freestyle William Woolsey Indiana 4:31.1 1,500 meter freestyle George Breen Cortland State 18:05.9 100 yard backstroke NZL Lincoln Hurring Iowa 58.1 200 yard backstroke NZL Lincoln Hurring Iowa 2:07.5 200 yard breaststroke Richard Fadgen NC State 2:23.1 200 yard butterfly Richard Fadgen NC State 2:16.3 200 yard individual medley Albert Wiggins Ohio State 2:07.5 400 yard freestyle relay Daniel CornwellJoseph RobinsonDavid ArmstrongHendrik Gideonse Yale (DC) 3:23.1 300 yard medley relay William ClintonDaniel CornwellAUS Rex Aubrey Yale 2:46.3 Diving NCAA White Event Champion Team Score 1 meter diving Frank Fraunfelter Ohio State 514.10 3 meter diving Donald Harper Ohio State 505.35 See also List of college swimming and diving teams References Category:NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships NCAA Swimming And Diving Championships NCAA Swimming And Diving Championships NCAA Swimming And Diving Championships