| 1948 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
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| Host city |  Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Date(s) | March 1948 |
| Venue(s) | Intramural Sports Building University of Michigan |
| Teams | 16 |
| Events | 11 |
| ← 1947 1949 → | |
The 1948 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1948 at the Intramural Sports Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the 12th 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 Michigan topped three-time defending champions, and rivals, Ohio State in the team standings, capturing the Wolverines' sixth national title.
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Michigan (H) | 44 |
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Ohio State (DC) | 41 |
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Michigan State | 21 |
| 4 | Iowa | 20 |
| 5 | Stanford | 16 |
| 6 | Yale | 14 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 10 |
| Northwestern | ||
| 9 | La Salle | 7 |
| Purdue | ||
| 11 | Washington | 4 |
| 12 | USC | 3 |
| 13 | Temple | 2 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 1 |
| Penn | ||
| Texas |
Individual events
Swimming
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50-yard freestyle | Robert Anderson | Stanford | 23.3 |
| 100-yard freestyle | Wally Ris | Iowa | 51.5 |
| 220-yard freestyle | Bill Smith | Ohio State | 2:09.5 |
| 440-yard freestyle | Bill Smith | Ohio State | 4:43.8 |
| 1,500-meter freestyle | Bill Heusner | Northwestern | 19:28.2 |
| 150-yard backstroke | Allan Stack | Yale | 1:31.8 |
| 200-yard butterfly | Joe Verdeur | La Salle | 2:14.7 |
| 400-yard freestyle relay | Abel Gilbert George Hoogerhyde Robert Allwardt James Duke |
Michigan State | 3:31.0 |
| 300-yard medley relay | Harry Holiday Robert Sohl David Tittle |
Michigan (DC) | 2:54.9 |
Diving
| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-meter diving | Bruce Harlan | Ohio State | 163.87 |
| Three-meter diving | Miller Anderson (DC) | Ohio State | 174.34 |
See also
References
- "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
| NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
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| Pre-Team Championship | |
| Team Championship |
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| Records | |
| 1947–48 NCAA championships | |
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