| 1944 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
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| Host city |  New Haven, Connecticut |
| Date(s) | March 1944 |
| Venue(s) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium Yale University |
| Teams | 15 |
| Events | 11 |
| ← 1943 1945 → | |
The 1944 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1944 at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut at the eighth 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.
Hosts Yale topped the team standings, thus capturing the Bulldogs' second title in program history. Yale finished one point ahead of perennial power Michigan.
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Yale (H) | 39 |
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Michigan | 38 |
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Navy | 24 |
| Ohio State (DC) | ||
| 5 | Columbia | 22 |
| 6 | Army | 14 |
| 7 | Williams | 7 |
| 8 | Brown | 6 |
| Rochester | ||
| 10 | Cornell | 5 |
| 11 | Bowdoin | 4 |
| Penn State | ||
| Princeton | ||
| 14 | Minnesota | 3 |
| 15 | RPI | 2 |
Individual events
Swimming
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50-yard freestyle | Alan Ford | Yale | 22.2 |
| 100-yard freestyle | Alan Ford | Yale | 49.7 |
| 220-yard freestyle | Eugene Rogers | Columbia | 2:11.0 |
| 440-yard freestyle | Keo Nakama | Ohio State (DC) | 4:47.0 |
| 1,500-meter freestyle | Keo Nakama | Ohio State (DC) | 20:02.2 |
| 150-yard backstroke | Alan Ford | Yale | 1:36.8 |
| 200-yard butterfly | Carl Paulson | Brown | 2:28.3 |
| 400-yard freestyle relay | Merton Church Charles Fries William Kogen Gurdon Pulford |
Michigan (DC) | 3:35.0 |
| 300-yard medley relay | Robert Cowell Jack Manherz Harlie Mize |
Navy | 3:01.1 |
Diving
| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-meter diving | Charles Batterman | Columbia | 122.40 |
| Three-meter diving | Charles Batterman | Columbia | 138.56 |
See also
References
- "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
| NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
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| Pre-Team Championship | |
| Team Championship |
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| 1943–44 NCAA championships | |
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| Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II |