The 1940 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested March 29, 1940 at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut at the fourth 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.
For the fourth consecutive year, Michigan topped the team standings, edging out hosts Yale by three points. It was the Wolverines' fourth title in program history and the fourth for coach Matt Mann.
Team results (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance
Michigan (DC) 45 Yale (H) 42 Ohio State 39 Wayne (MI) 25 Princeton 20 Harvard 12 USC 8 Army 4 Brown 2 Franklin & Marshall Kenyon North Central (IL) Texas
Individual events Swimming 50-yard freestyle Guy Lumsden Wayne (MI) 0:23.1 100-yard freestyle Gus Sharemet Michigan 0:51.8 220-yard freestyle Howard Johnson Yale 2:13.1 440-yard freestyle Andrew Clark Wayne (MI) 4:50.0 1,500-meter freestyle Harold Stanhope (DC) Ohio State 20:15.8 150-yard backstroke Al Vande Weghe (DC) Princeton 1:34.6 200-yard butterfly John Higgins Ohio State 2:23.7 400-yard freestyle relay Edward HutchensJohn GillisCharles BarkerJohn Sharemet Michigan (DC) 3:31.0 300-yard medley relay Francis HeydtJohn SharemetGus Sharemet Michigan 2:54.9
Diving One-meter diving Al Patnik (DC) Ohio State 147.04 Three-meter diving Earl Clark Ohio State 166.82
See also List of college swimming and diving teams
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