| 1968 NCAA University Division Swimming and Diving Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city |  Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Date(s) | March 1968 |
| Venue(s) | Karl Michael Pool Dartmouth College |
| Teams | 37 |
| Events | 18 |
| ← 1967 1969 → | |
The 1968 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships were contested at the 32nd annual swim meet sanctioned and hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its University Division member programs in the United States, culminating the 1967–68 NCAA University Division swimming and diving season.
These championships were hosted by Dartmouth College at the Karl Michael Pool on its campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Indiana topped the team championship standings, the Hoosiers' first national title.
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Indiana | 346 |
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Yale | 253 |
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USC | 231 |
| 4 | Stanford (DC) | 205 |
| 5 | SMU | 93 |
| 6 | Michigan | 92 |
| 7 | Texas−Arlington | 89 |
| 8 | UCLA | 74 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 60 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 55 |
| 11 | Dartmouth (H) | 40 |
| Long Beach State | ||
| 13 | Michigan State | 38 |
| 14 | Princeton | 34 |
| 15 | Southern Illinois | 31 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 28 |
| 17 | Illinois | 27 |
| 18 | Florida | 26 |
| 19 | NC State | 24 |
| Ohio State | ||
| 20 | Ohio | 15 |
| 21 | Villanova | 13 |
| 22 | BYU | 12 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 11 |
| Wesleyan (CT) | ||
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 10 |
| Purdue | ||
| 28 | North Carolina | 9 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 8 |
| 30 | California | 5 |
| 31 | UC Santa Barbara | 4 |
| Maryland | ||
| Texas | ||
| 34 | Army | 3 |
| Cornell (NY) | ||
| 36 | Oklahoma | 2 |
| 37 | Colgate | 1 |
Individual events
Swimming
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yard freestyle | Zac Zorn (DC) | UCLA | 20.99 |
| 100 yard freestyle | Zac Zorn | UCLA | 45.45 |
| 200 yard freestyle | Don Schollander | Yale | 1:42.04 |
| 500 yard freestyle | Greg Charlton | USC | 4:38.24 |
| 1,650 yard freestyle | Mike Burton (DC) | UCLA | 15:59.34 |
| 100 yard backstroke | Charlie Hickcox (DC) | Indiana | 52.18 |
| 200 yard backstroke | Charlie Hickcox (DC) | Indiana | 1:54.66 |
| 100 yard breaststroke | Dick Nesbit | Texas–Arlington | 59.11 |
| 200 yard breaststroke | Phil Long | Yale | 2:11.72 |
| 100 yard butterfly | Doug Russell | Texas–Arlington | 49.57 |
| 200 yard butterfly | Phil Houser | USC | 1:52.55 |
| 200 yard individual medley | Charlie Hickcox | Indiana | 1:52.56 |
| 400 yard individual medley | Bill Utley | Indiana | 4:10.85 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Steve Job John Nelson Bob Waples Don Schollander |
Yale | 3:04.09 |
| 800 yard freestyle relay | Dick Schneider John Nelson Dave Johnson Don Schollander |
Yale | 6:50.77 |
| 400 yard medley relay | Doug Russell Dick Nesbit Chuck Smith Ernie Siefert |
Texas–Arlington | 3:31.53 |
Diving
| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 meter diving | Jim Henry | Indiana | 512.05 |
| 3 meter diving | Keith Russell | Arizona State | 494.55 |
See also
- 1968 NCAA College Division swimming and diving championships
- 1968 NAIA swimming and diving championships
- List of college swimming and diving teams
References
- "DIVISION I MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
| NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships | |
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| Pre-Team Championship | |
| Team Championship |
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| Records | |
| 1967–68 NCAA University Division championships | |
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| University Division only |
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| Single championship | |