The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States.

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NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
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Founded1924
Number of teams35 (2015)
Current championsArizona State Sun Devils (1)
Most successful club(s)Texas Longhorns (15)
Television broadcastersESPNU
WebsiteNCAA.com
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The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competition course.

Events

Individual swimming events

  • Freestyle events
    • 50-yard Freestyle (1925−present)
    • 100-yard Freestyle (1925−present)
    • 200-yard Freestyle (1963−present)
    • 500-yard Freestyle (1963−present)
    • 1,650-yard Freestyle (1963−present)
  • Backstroke events
    • 100-yard Backstroke (1950−present)
    • 200-yard Backstroke (1951−present)
  • Breaststroke events
    • 100-yard Breaststroke (1958−present)
    • 200-yard Breaststroke (1958−present)
  • Butterfly events
    • 100-yard Butterfly (1950−present)
    • 200-yard Butterfly (1935−present)
  • Medley events
    • 200-yard individual medley (1956−present)
    • 400-yard individual medley (1963−present)

Relay swimming events

  • Freestyle relay events
    • 200-yard freestyle relay (1927−1930, 1989−present)
    • 400-yard freestyle relay (1931−present)
    • 800-yard freestyle relay (1966−present)
  • Medley relay events
    • 200-yard medley relay (1989−present)
    • 400-yard medley relay (1957−present)

Diving events

  • Diving events
    • One-meter diving (1924−present)
    • Three-meter diving (1931−present)
    • Platform diving (1990−present)

Short-course events

Individual swimming events

  • Freestyle events
    • 50-meter Freestyle (2000, 2004)
    • 100-meter Freestyle (1924, 2000, 2004)
    • 200-meter Freestyle (1924, 2000, 2004)
    • 400-meter Freestyle (1924, 2000, 2004)
    • 1,500-meter Freestyle (1924, 1932−1962, 2000, 2004)
  • Backstroke events
    • 100-meter Backstroke (1924, 2000, 2004)
    • 200-meter Backstroke (2000, 2004)
  • Breaststroke events
    • 100-meter Breaststroke (2000, 2004)
    • 200-meter Breaststroke (1924, 2000, 2004)
  • Butterfly events
    • 100-meter Butterfly (2000, 2004)
    • 200-meter Butterfly (2000, 2004)
  • Medley events
    • 200-meter individual medley (2000, 2004)
    • 400-meter individual medley (2000, 2004)

Relay swimming events

  • Freestyle relay events
    • 200-meter freestyle relay (2000, 2004)
    • 400-meter freestyle relay (2000, 2004)
    • 800-meter freestyle relay (2000, 2004)
  • Medley relay events
    • 200-meter medley relay (2000, 2004)
    • 400-meter medley relay (2000, 2004)

Discontinued events

Individual swimming events

  • Freestyle events
    • 220-yard Freestyle (1925–1962)
    • 440-yard Freestyle (1925–1962)
  • Backstroke events
    • 150-yard Backstroke (1925–1950)
  • Breaststroke events
    • 100-yard Breaststroke (1957)
    • 200-yard Breaststroke (1925–1934, 1955–1974)
  • Medley events
    • 150-yard individual medley (1930, 1949–1955)

Relay swimming events

  • Medley relay events
    • 300-yard medley relay (1927–1956)

Results

  • From inception in 1924 through 1936,[1] three schools won all of the NCAA unofficial team championships, which were proclaimed in the newspapers of the time.[2][3]

Pre-team championship (1924−1936)

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NCAA Collegiate Swimming Championship Meets
Year Site Venue Winner
1924
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Annapolis, Maryland Scott Natatorium Northwestern
1925
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Evanston, Illinois Patten Gymnasium Navy
1926
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Annapolis, Maryland Scott Natatorium Navy[4]
1927
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Iowa City, Iowa Field House Pool Michigan[5]
1928
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hutchinson Gymnasium Michigan[3]
1929
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St. Louis, Missouri Francis Gymnasium Northwestern
1930
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Malkin Athletic Center Northwestern[6]
1931
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Chicago, Illinois Lake Shore Athletic Club[7] Michigan[8]
1932
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Intramural Sports Building Michigan[3]
1933
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New Haven, Connecticut Payne Whitney Gymnasium Northwestern[9]
1934
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Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Natatorium Michigan[3]
1935
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Malkin Athletic Center Michigan[3]
1936
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New Haven, Connecticut Payne Whitney Gymnasium Michigan[3]
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Team championship (1937−present)

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NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships[10][11]
Year Site Venue Team Championship
Winner Points Runner-up Points
1937
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Minneapolis, Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Michigan 75 Ohio State 39
1938
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New Brunswick, New Jersey College Avenue Gym Michigan 46 Ohio State 45
1939
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Intramural Sports Building Michigan 65 Ohio State 58
1940
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New Haven, Connecticut Kiphuth Pool Michigan 45 Yale 42
1941
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East Lansing, Michigan Jenison Pool Michigan 61 Yale 58
1942
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Indoor Athletic Building Yale 71 Michigan 39
1943
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Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Natatorium Ohio State 81 Michigan 47
1944
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New Haven, Connecticut Kiphuth Pool Yale 39 Michigan 38
1945
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Intramural Sports Building Ohio State 56 Michigan 48
1946
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New Haven, Connecticut Kiphuth Pool Ohio State 61 Michigan 37
1947
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Seattle, Washington Pavilion Pool Ohio State 66 Michigan 39
1948
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Intramural Sports Building Michigan 44 Ohio State 41
1949
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina Bowman Gray Pool Ohio State 49 Iowa 35
1950
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Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Natatorium Ohio State 64 Yale 43
1951
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Austin, Texas Gregory Gymnasium Pool Yale 81 Michigan State 60
1952
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Princeton, New Jersey Dillon Pool Ohio State 94 Yale 81
1953
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Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Natatorium Yale 96½ Ohio State 73½
1954
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Syracuse, New York Webster Pool Ohio State 94 Michigan 67
1955
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Oxford, Ohio Billings Natatorium Ohio State 90 Michigan
Yale
51
1956
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New Haven, Connecticut Kiphuth Pool Ohio State 68 Yale 54
1957
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina Bowman Gray Pool Michigan 69 Yale 61
1958
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Intramural Sports Building Michigan 72 Yale 63
1959
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Ithaca, New York Teagle Pool Michigan 137½ Ohio State 44
1960
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University Park, Texas Perkins Natatorium USC 87 Michigan 73
1961
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Seattle Pavilion Pool Michigan 85 USC 62
1962
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Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Natatorium Ohio State 92 USC 46
1963
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Raleigh, North Carolina Willis Casey Natatorium USC 81 Yale 77
1964
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New Haven, Connecticut Kiphuth Pool USC 96 Indiana 91
1965
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Ames, Iowa Beyer Hall Pool USC 285 Indiana 278½
1966
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Colorado Springs, Colorado Cadet Gymnasium USC 302 Indiana 286
1967
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East Lansing, Michigan McCaffree Pool Stanford 275 USC 260
1968
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Hanover, New Hampshire Karl Michael Pool Indiana 346 Yale 253
1969
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Bloomington, Indiana Royer Pool Indiana 427 USC 306
1970
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Salt Lake City, Utah Ute Natatorium Indiana 332 USC 235
1971
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Ames, Iowa Beyer Hall Pool Indiana 351 USC 260
1972
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West Point, New York Crandall Pool Indiana 390 USC 371
1973
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Knoxville, Tennessee UT Student Aquatic Center Indiana 358 Tennessee 294
1974
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Long Beach, California Belmont Plaza Pool USC 339 Indiana 338
1975
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Cleveland, Ohio CSU Natatorium USC 344 Indiana 274
1976
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Providence, Rhode Island Smith Swimming Center USC 398 Tennessee 237
1977
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Cleveland CSU Natatorium USC 385 Alabama 204
1978
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Long Beach, California Belmont Plaza Pool Tennessee 307 Auburn 185
1979
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Cleveland, Ohio CSU Natatorium California 287 USC 227
1980
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Blodgett Pool California 234 Texas 220
1981
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center Texas 259 UCLA 189
1982
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Brown Deer, Wisconsin Schroeder Swimming Center UCLA 219 Texas 210
1983
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Florida 238 SMU 227
1984
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Cleveland CSU Natatorium Florida 287½ Texas 277
1985
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center Stanford 403½ Florida 329
1986
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Stanford 404 California 335
1987
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center Stanford 374 USC 296
1988
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Texas 424 USC 369½
1989
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Texas 424 Stanford 396
1990
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Texas 506 USC 423
1991
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center Texas 476 Stanford 420
1992
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Stanford 632 Texas 356
1993
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Stanford 520½ Michigan 396
1994
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Minneapolis University Aquatic Center Stanford 566½ Texas 445
1995
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Michigan 561 Stanford 475
1996
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center Texas 479 Auburn 443½
1997
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Minneapolis University Aquatic Center Auburn 496½ Stanford 340
1998
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Auburn, Alabama James E. Martin Aquatics Center Stanford 599 Auburn 394½
1999
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Auburn 467½ Stanford 414½
2000
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Minneapolis University Aquatic Center Texas 538 Auburn 385
2001
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College Station, Texas Student Recreation Center Natatorium Texas 597½ Stanford 457½
2002
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Athens, Georgia Gabrielsen Natatorium Texas 512 Stanford 501
2003
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center Auburn 609½ Texas 413
2004
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East Meadow, New York Nassau County Aquatic Center Auburn 634 Stanford 377½
2005
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Minneapolis University Aquatic Center Auburn 491 Stanford 414
2006
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Atlanta Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Auburn 480 Arizona 440½
2007
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Minneapolis Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center Auburn 566 Stanford 397
2008
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Federal Way, Washington Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center Arizona 500½ Texas 406
2009
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College Station, Texas Student Recreation Center Natatorium Auburn 526 Texas 487
2010
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Columbus, Ohio McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Texas 500 California 469½
2011
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Minneapolis Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center California 493 Texas 470½
2012
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Federal Way, Washington Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center California 535½ Texas 491
2013
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Michigan 480 California 406½
2014
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center California 468½ Texas 417½
2015
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Iowa City, Iowa Iowa Natatorium Texas 528 California 399
2016
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Atlanta Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Texas 541½ California 351
2017
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Texas 542 California 349
2018
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Minneapolis Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center Texas 449 California 437.5
2019
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Austin, Texas Texas Swimming Center California 560 Texas 475
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
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Greensboro, NC Greensboro Aquatic Center Texas 595 California 568
2022
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Atlanta Georgia Tech Aquatic Center California 487.5 Texas 436.5
2023
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Minneapolis Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center California 482 Arizona State 430
2024
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Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Arizona State 523.5 California 444.5
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Team titles

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Texas
Texas
Michigan
Michigan
Ohio State
Ohio State
USC
USC
Auburn
Auburn
Stanford
Stanford
California
California
Indiana
Indiana
Yale
Yale
Florida
Florida
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona State
Arizona State
UCLA
UCLA
Tennessee
Tennessee
National Championships by school: 15, 12, 11, 9, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1
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Team Number Years won (official)
Texas 15 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Michigan 12 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1995, 2013
Ohio State 11 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1962
USC 9 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Stanford 8 1967, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
Auburn 8 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
California 8 1979, 1980, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023
Indiana 6 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
Yale 4 1942, 1944, 1951, 1953
Florida 2 1983, 1984
Tennessee 1 1978
UCLA 1 1982
Arizona 1 2008
Arizona State 1 2024
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Venues

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NatatoriumCityUniversityEventsYears
Indiana University NatatoriumIndianapolisIndiana University–Purdue University121983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2017, 2024
Texas Swimming CenterAustin, TexasUniversity of Texas81981, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2014, 2019
University Aquatic CenterMinneapolisUniversity of Minnesota81994, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2023
Payne Whitney GymnasiumNew Haven, ConnecticutYale University71933, 1935, 1940, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1964
Ohio State NatatoriumColumbus, OhioOhio State University51934, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1962
Intramural Sports BuildingAnn Arbor, MichiganUniversity of Michigan51932, 1939, 1945, 1948, 1958
Robert F. Busbey NatatoriumCleveland, OhioCleveland State University41975, 1977, 1979, 1984
Malkin Athletic CenterCambridge, MassachusettsHarvard University31930, 1935, 1942
Georgia Tech Aquatic CenterAtlantaGeorgia Institute of Technology32006, 2016, 2022
Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic CenterFederal Way, WashingtonNone22008, 2012
Student Recreation Center NatatoriumCollege Station, TexasTexas A&M University22001, 2009
Belmont Plaza PoolLong Beach, CaliforniaCalifornia State University, Long Beach21974, 1978
Beyer Hall PoolAmes, IowaIowa State University21965, 1971
Pavilion PoolSeattle, WashingtonUniversity of Washington21947, 1961
Bowman Gray PoolChapel Hill, North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina21949, 1957
Patten GymnasiumEvanston, IllinoisNorthwestern University21925, 1931
Scott NatatoriumAnnapolis, MarylandUnited States Naval Academy21924, 1926
Greensboro Aquatic CenterGreensboro, North CarolinaNone12021
Iowa NatatoriumIowa City, IowaUniversity of Iowa12015
McCorkle Aquatic PavilionColumbus, OhioOhio State University12010
Nassau County Aquatic CenterEast Meadow, New YorkNone12004
Gabrielsen NatatoriumAthens, GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia12002
James E. Martin Aquatics CenterAuburn, AlabamaAuburn University11998
Schroeder Swimming CenterBrown Deer, WisconsinNone11982
Blodgett PoolCambridge, MassachusettsHarvard University11980
Smith Swimming CenterProvidence, Rhode IslandBrown University11976
UT Student Aquatic CenterKnoxville, TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee11973
Crandall PoolWest Point, New YorkUnited States Military Academy11972
Ute NatatoriumSalt Lake CityUniversity of Utah11970
Royer PoolBloomington, IndianaIndiana University11969
Karl Michael PoolHanover, New HampshireDartmouth College11968
McCaffree PoolEast Lansing, MichiganMichigan State University11967
Cadet GymnasiumColorado Springs, ColoradoUnited States Air Force Academy11966
Willis Casey NatatoriumRaleigh, North CarolinaNorth Carolina State University11963
Perkins NatatoriumUniversity Park, TexasSouthern Methodist University11960
Teagle PoolIthaca, New YorkCornell University11959
Billings NatatoriumOxford, OhioMiami University11955
Webster PoolSyracuse, New YorkSyracuse University11954
Dillon PoolPrinceton, New JerseyPrinceton University11952
Gregory GymnasiumAustin, TexasUniversity of Texas11951
Jenison PoolEast Lansing, MichiganMichigan State College11941
College Avenue GymnasiumNew Brunswick, New JerseyRutgers University11938
University of Minnesota ArmoryMinneapolisUniversity of Minnesota11937
Francis GymnasiumSt. LouisWashington University in St. Louis11929
Hutchinson GymnasiumPhiladelphiaUniversity of Pennsylvania11928
Field House PoolIowa City, IowaUniversity of Iowa11927
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Championship records

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Event Time NameClubDateLocation Ref
50y freestyle 17.63 NRCaeleb Dressel Florida March 22, 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota [12]
100y freestyle 39.90 NRCaeleb Dressel Florida March 24, 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota [13]
200y freestyle 1:28.81 NRLuke Hobson Texas March 29, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [14]
500y freestyle 4:02.31 Léon Marchand ASU March 28, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [15]
1650y freestyle 14:12.52 Bobby Finke Florida March 27, 2021 Greensboro, North Carolina [16]
100y backstroke 43.35 r, NRLuca Urlando Georgia March 25, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state) [17]
200y backstroke 1:35.37 NRDestin Lasco California March 30, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [18]
100y breaststroke 49.53 NRLiam Bell California March 29, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [19]
200y breaststroke 1:46.35 Léon Marchand ASU March 30, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [20]
100y butterfly 42.80 NRCaeleb Dressel Florida March 23, 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota [21]
200y butterfly 1:37.35 NRJack Conger Texas March 25, 2017 Indianapolis, Indiana [22]
200y individual medley 1:36.34 Léon Marchand ASU March 23, 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota [23]
400y individual medley 3:28.82 Léon Marchand ASU March 24, 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota [24]
4×50y freestyle relay 1:13.35
Florida March 23, 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota [25]
4×100y freestyle relay 2:43.40
  • France Léon Marchand
     (40.28)
  • Jack Dolan
     (41.28)
  • Patrick Sammon
     (41.02)
  • Jonny Kulow
     (40.82)
ASU March 30, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [26]
4×200y freestyle relay 6:02.26
California March 27, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [27]
4×50y medley relay 1:20.15
  • Adam Chaney
     (20.29)
  • Julian Smith
     (22.55)
  • Canada Joshua Liendo
     (18.97)
  • Macguire McDuff
     (18.34)
Florida March 27, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [28]
4×100y medley relay 2:57.32
ASU March 29, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [29]
1 m Springboard 473.75 Kristian Ipsen Stanford March 28, 2013 Indianapolis, Indiana
3 m Springboard 529.10 Samuel Dorman Miami March 27, 2015 Iowa City, Iowa [30]
Platform 548.90 Nick McCrory Duke March 26, 2011 Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NCAA; NRUS record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

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References

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