| 1940 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
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| Host city |  New Haven, CT |
| Date(s) | March 29, 1940[1] |
| Venue(s) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium Yale University |
| Teams | 13 |
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The 1940 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested March 29, 1940 at the Payne Whitney GymnasiumatYale UniversityinNew 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.[2]
| Rank | Team | Points |
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Michigan (DC) | 45 |
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Yale (H) | 42 |
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Ohio State | 39 |
| 4 | Wayne (MI) | 25 |
| 5 | Princeton | 20 |
| 6 | Harvard | 12 |
| 7 | USC | 8 |
| 8 | Army | 4 |
| 9 | Brown | 2 |
| Franklin & Marshall | ||
| Kenyon | ||
| North Central (IL) | ||
| Texas |
| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
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| 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 Hutchens John Gillis Charles Barker John Sharemet |
Michigan (DC) | 3:31.0 |
| 300-yard medley relay | Francis Heydt John Sharemet Gus Sharemet |
Michigan | 2:54.9 |
| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
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| One-meter diving | Al Patnik (DC) | Ohio State | 147.04 |
| Three-meter diving | Earl Clark | Ohio State | 166.82 |
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