The 1965 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships were contested at the 29th 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 1964–65 NCAA University Division swimming and diving season.
These championships were hosted by Iowa State University at the Beyer Hall Pool in Ames, Iowa during March 1964.
Two-time defending champions USC again topped the team standings, edging out Indiana by 6.5 points. This was the Trojans' fourth national title and fourth in five seasons.
Team standings (H) = Hosts (DC) = Defending champions Italics = Debut appearance
USC (DC) 285 Indiana 278.5 Michigan 221 Yale 113.2 Ohio State 91.5 Michigan State 90 SMU 72.5 UCLA 50.5 Southern Illinois 43 North Carolina 41 Oregon Minnesota 30.5 Florida 30 Army 27 Arizona State 21 Villanova 20 Princeton 13.5 Long Beach State 12.5 Northeastern North Carolina 12.2 UC Santa Barbara 11.5 Florida State 10 Illinois Wesleyan (CT) 6.5 Oregon State 6 Air Force 5 Cincinnati Harvard New Mexico 4 Maryland 3 Utah Denver 2.2 Georgia 2 Colorado State 1 Iowa State (H) Kansas State Idaho 0.2 Rutgers
Individual events Swimming 50 yard freestyle Steve Clark Yale 21.2 100 yard freestyle Steve Clark (DC) Yale 46.1 200 yard freestyle Roy Saari USC 1:42.9 500 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 4:43.6 1,650 yard freestyle Roy Saari (DC) USC 16:39.9 100 yard backstroke Gary Dilley Michigan State 52.6 200 yard backstroke Gary Dilley Michigan State 1:56.2 100 yard breaststroke Bill Craig (DC) USC 1:00.3 200 yard breaststroke Tom Tretheway Indiana 2:10.4 100 yard butterfly Fred Schmidt Indiana 51.0 200 yard butterfly Fred Schmidt (DC) Indiana 1:51.4 200 yard individual medley Robert Hopper Ohio State 1:51.8 400 yard individual medley Carl Robie Michigan 4:16.6 400 yard freestyle relay David LyonsDouglas KennedyEd TownsendSteve Clark Yale (DC) 3:07.2 400 yard medley relay Glen HammerTom TrethewayFred SchmidtRobert Williamson Indiana 3:30.7
Diving 1 meter diving Ken Sitzberger Indiana 511.25 3 meter diving Ken Sitzberger Indiana 565.05
See also 1965 NCAA College Division swimming and diving championships 1965 NAIA swimming and diving championships List of college swimming and diving teams
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