1963 NCAA swimming and diving championships
American college aquatic sports competition
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The 1963 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested at the 27th 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 Division I member programs in the United States, culminating the 1962–63 NCAA swimming and diving season.
Raleigh, North CarolinaNorth Carolina State University
| 1963 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
|---|---|
| |
| Host city | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Date | March 1963 |
| Venue(s) | Willis Casey Natatorium North Carolina State University |
| Teams | 22 |
| Events | 17 |
← 1962 | |
These championships were hosted by North Carolina State University at the Willis Casey Natatorium in Raleigh, North Carolina during March 1963.
USC finished four points ahead of Yale in the team championship standings and won the national title, the Trojans' second overall and second in three years.[1]
This was the final combined competition before the establishment of separate championships for the NCAA's University and College Divisions in 1964.
Program changes
- Three events were removed from the event program:
- 220-yard freestyle
- 440-yard freestyle
- 1,500-meter freestyle
- Four new events were added to the program:
- 200-yard freestyle
- 500-yard freestyle
- 1,650-yard freestyle
- 400-yard individual medley
Team standings
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
Individual events
Swimming
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yard freestyle | Steven Jackman (DC) | Minnesota | 21.2 |
| 100 yard freestyle |  Per-Ola Lindberg | USC | 47.1 |
| 200 yard freestyle | Steve Clark | Yale | 1:46.3 |
| 500 yard freestyle |  John Konrads | USC | 4:50.7 |
| 1,650 yard freestyle | John Konrads | USC | 17:24.0 |
| 100 yard backstroke | Bob Bennett | USC | 53.8 |
| 200 yard backstroke | Ed Bartsch | Michigan | 1:57.8 |
| 100 yard breaststroke | Ron Clark (DC) Gardiner Green | Michigan Princeton | 1:02.2 |
| 200 yard breaststroke | Martin Hull | Stanford | 2:17.0 |
| 100 yard butterfly | Walt Richardson | Minnesota | 51.6 |
| 200 yard butterfly | Dick McDonough | Villanova | 1:57.3 |
| 200 yard individual medley | Harley Mull (DC) | Ohio State | 2:01.6 |
| 400 yard individual medley | Ed Townsend | Yale | 4:22.5 |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | Charles Mussman David Lyons Ed Townsend Mike Austin | Yale | 3:09.7 |
| 400 yard medley relay | Al Ericksen Virgil Luken Walt Richardson Steven Jackman | Minnesota | 3:35.2 |
Diving
| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 meter diving | Lou Vitucci (DC) | Ohio State | 489.70 |
| 3 meter diving | Lou Vitucci (DC) | Ohio State | 496.90 |
See also
- 1963 NAIA swimming and diving championships
- List of college swimming and diving teams