The 1956 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1956 at Kiputh Pool at Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut at the 20th 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.
Ohio State once again retained the national title, the Buckeyes' tenth, after finishing fourteen points ahead of hosts Yale in the team standings.
Program The 150 yard individual medley was dropped from the program after seven years (1949–1955). The 200 yard individual medley was added to the program.
Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance
Ohio State (DC) 68 Yale (H) 54 Oklahoma 28 Iowa 27 NC State 25 Indiana 22 Stanford 19 Cortland State 15 Harvard Northwestern 14 Michigan 10.5 North Carolina 9.5 SMU 8 Iowa State 7 Army 2 Bowdoin Miami (OH) USC Texas A&M Alleghany 1 Amherst California Lehigh
Individual events Swimming 50 yard freestyle Robin Moore Rex Aubrey StanfordYale 22.1 100 yard freestyle Al Kuhn Northwestern 49.3 220 yard freestyle William Woolsey Indiana 2:04.7 440 yard freestyle William Woolsey Indiana 4:31.1 1,500 meter freestyle George Breen Cortland State 18:05.9 100 yard backstroke Lincoln Hurring Iowa 58.1 200 yard backstroke Lincoln Hurring Iowa 2:07.5 200 yard breaststroke Richard Fadgen NC State 2:23.1 200 yard butterfly Richard Fadgen NC State 2:16.3 200 yard individual medley Albert Wiggins Ohio State 2:07.5 400 yard freestyle relay Daniel CornwellJoseph RobinsonDavid ArmstrongHendrik Gideonse Yale (DC) 3:23.1 300 yard medley relay William ClintonDaniel Cornwell Rex Aubrey Yale 2:46.3
Diving 1 meter diving Frank Fraunfelter Ohio State 514.10 3 meter diving Donald Harper Ohio State 505.35
See also List of college swimming and diving teams
References