| 1951 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
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| Host city |  Austin, Texas |
| Date(s) | March 1951 |
| Venue(s) | Gregory Gymnasium University of Texas at Austin |
| Teams | 22 |
| Events | 14 |
| ← 1950 1952 → | |
The 1951 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1951 at the pool at Gregory Gymnasium at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas at the 15th 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.
Yale finished on top of the team standings, earning the Bulldogs' their third national title.
Program
- The 150-yard backstroke was eliminated from the championship program this year. Previously included in the program since 1925, it was replaced by the 200-yard backstroke (initially introduced the prior year).
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Yale | 81 |
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Michigan State | 60 |
 |
Ohio State (DC) | 58 |
| 4 | Stanford | 25 |
| 5 | Texas (H) | 15 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 14 |
| Princeton | ||
| 8 | Michigan | 12 |
| 9 | Iowa | |
| Washington | 10 | |
| 11 | Dartmouth | 8 |
| 12 | Purdue | 7 |
| 13 | Indiana | 6 |
| USC | ||
| 15 | Oklahoma | 4 |
| Rutgers | ||
| 17 | Harvard | 3 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 2 |
| 19 | California | 1 |
| Florida State | ||
| Georgia | ||
| Northwestern |
Individual events
Swimming
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yard freestyle | Clark Scholes | Michigan State | 22.9 |
| 100 yard freestyle | Clark Scholes (DC) | Michigan State | 51.0 |
| 220 yard freestyle |  John Marshall |
Yale | 2.05.6 |
| 440 yard freestyle | John Marshall |
Yale | 4:30.2 |
| 1,500 meter freestyle | John Marshall |
Yale | 18:18.8 |
| 100 yard backstroke | Richard Thoman | Yale | 57.5 |
| 200 yard backstroke | Jack Taylor | Ohio State | 2:07.3 |
| 100 yard butterfly | Bob Brawner (DC) | Princeton | 1:01.1 |
| 200 yard butterfly | Bob Brawner (DC) | Princeton | 2:18.6 |
| 150 yard individual medley |  Peter Salmon |
Washington | 1:32.4 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | David Hoffman James Quigley Clark Scholes George Hoogerhyde |
Michigan State | 3:26.7 |
| 300 yard medley relay | Jack Taylor Gerald Holan Herbert Kobayashi |
Ohio State | 2:52.2 |
Diving
| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 meter diving | Skippy Browning | Texas | 131.43 |
| 3 meter diving | Skippy Browning | Texas | 144.75 |
See also
References
- "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
| NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
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| Pre-Team Championship | |
| Team Championship |
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| Records | |
| 1950–51 NCAA championships | |
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