1959 NCAA swimming and diving championships

American college aquatic sports competition August 2023 1959 NCAA swimming and diving championships Swimming pictogram.svg 150px New York Ithaca, New York March 26−28, 1959 Teagle PoolCornell University 63 273 16 1958 1960 The 1959 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested on March 26−28, 1959 at Teagle Pool at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York at the 23rd annual NCAA-sponsored 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. Including the pre-NCAA championships from before 1937, these were the 36th overall collegiate swimming and diving championships.Men's Swimming Hosts 1959 NCAA Championships http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2015/4/15/MSWIM_0415154418.aspx?path=mswim Men's Swimming and Diving History CornellBigRed.com August 14, 2016 The program featured sixteen individual events, fourteen in swimming and two for diving. Teams earned points based on their placement in individual events, with the highest-earning team receiving the national title. Michigan once again retained the national title, the Wolverines' ninth (and third consecutive), after finishing a record ninety-three points ahead of Ohio State in the team standings.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 Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance NCAA White Rank Team Points Michigan 1371 2 Ohio State 44 Indiana 41 04 4 Yale 351 2 05 5 Michigan State 35 06 6 Stanford 29 07 7 Iowa 16 08 8 Oklahoma 12 09 9 Miami (OH) 7 Ohio Wisconsin 12 12 Cal Poly 6 Illinois 14 14 California 4 15 15 Harvard 3 16 16 SMU 2 17 17 Florida State 1 Knox Navy Individual events Swimming NCAA White Event Champion Team Time 50 yard freestyle Fred Westphal Wisconsin 22.3 100 yard freestyle Frank Legacki Michigan 49.6 220 yard freestyle Dick Hanley Michigan 2:04.3 440 yard freestyle SAF 1928 Billy Steuart (DC) Michigan State 18:26.2 1,500 meter freestyle SAF 1928 Billy Steuart (DC) Michigan State 4:31.9 100 yard backstroke Frank McKinney Indiana 56.1 200 yard backstroke Frank McKinney Indiana 2:01.4 100 yard breaststroke Gordon Collet Oklahoma 1:03.2 200 yard breaststroke William Muliken Miami (OH) 2:21.3 100 yard butterfly Dave Gillanders Michigan 54.1 200 yard butterfly Dave Gillanders Michigan 2:02.5 200 yard individual medley George Harrison Stanford 2:06.7 400 yard freestyle relay John McGuireCarl WoolleyDick HanleyFrank Legacki Michigan 3:21.6 400 yard medley relay John SmithRonald ClarkDave GillandersDick Hanley Michigan 3:46.8 Diving NCAA White Event Champion Team Score 1 meter diving Ron O'Brien Ohio State 468.95 3 meter diving Sam Hall Ohio State 465.10 See also NAIA men's swimming and diving championships 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