1996 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
| 1996 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Austin, Texas |
| Date | March 1996 |
| Venue(s) | Texas Swimming Center University of Texas |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested in March 1996 at the Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas at the 73rd annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.
Hosts Texas topped the team standings, the Longhorns' sixth men's title (and first since 1991, the last time the championships were held in Austin).
Team standings
- Note: Top 10 only
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Full results[1]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Texas (H) | 479 |
 |
Auburn | 4431⁄2 |
 |
Michigan (DC) | 358 |
| 4 | Stanford | 312 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3111⁄2 |
| 6 | SMU | 228 |
| 7 | USC | 188 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 151 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 142 |
| 10 | Florida | 140 |
Swimming results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 freestyle | Francisco Sánchez Arizona State |
19.35 | Ricardo Busquets Tennessee |
19.45 | Felipe Delgado Arizona State |
19.75 | |||
| 100 freestyle | Ricardo Busquets Tennessee |
42.64 | Francisco Sánchez Arizona State |
42.89 | Neil Walker Texas |
43.29 | |||
| 200 freestyle | Béla Szabados FAU |
1:34.33 | John Piersma Michigan |
1:34.70 | Uğur Taner California |
1:35.21 | |||
| 500 freestyle | Tom Dolan Michigan |
4:12.77 | John Piersma Michigan |
4:14.55 | Matt Hooper Texas |
4:15.38 | |||
| 1650 freestyle | Tom Dolan Michigan |
14:38.37 | Kevin Radvany Stanford |
14:53.73 | Matt Hooper Texas |
14:57.11 | |||
| 100 backstroke | Ryan Berube SMU |
46.15 | Neil Walker Texas |
46.60 | Michael Andrews Auburn |
47.05 | |||
| 200 backstroke | Ryan Berube SMU |
1:41.23 | Brad Bridgewater USC |
1:41.88 | Michael Andrews Auburn |
1:43.23 | |||
| 100 breaststroke | Jeremy Linn Tennessee |
53.04 | Matthew Buck Georgia |
53.47 | Adam Jerger Auburn |
54.09 | |||
| 200 breaststroke | Matthew Buck Georgia |
1:56.62 | Jeremy Linn Tennessee |
1:56.78 | Vilmos Kovacs Purdue |
1:57.41 | |||
| 100 butterfly | Martin Pepper Arizona |
46.74 | Jason Lancaster Michigan |
47.01 | Ricardo Busquets Tennessee |
47.03 | |||
| 200 butterfly | Uğur Taner California |
1:43.22 | Tom Malchow Michigan |
1:44.64 | Ray Carey Stanford |
1:44.91 | |||
| 200 IM | Ryan Berube SMU |
1:44.85 | Scott Tucker Auburn |
1:45.61 | Jason Lancaster Michigan |
1:45.70 | |||
| 400 IM | Tom Dolan Michigan |
3:41.44 | Matt Hooper Texas |
3:45.50 | Iian Mull Michigan State |
3:45.89 | |||
| 200 freestyle relay | Texas Brian Esway (20.01) Sean McGrath (19.34) Steve Martyak (19.19) Neil Walker (19.36) |
1:17.90 | Tennessee Ricardo Busquets (19.77) Devin Pietrzak (19.45) Craig Gilliam (19.55) Jon McGowen (19.60) |
1:18.37 | Stanford Chris Olsen (20.24) Scott Claypool (19.53) Jed Crowe (19.54) Sabir Muhammad (19.34) |
1:18.65 | |||
| 400 freestyle relay | Auburn Oliver Gumbrill (44.08) Nick Shackell (42.78) Brock Newman (43.15) Scott Tucker (42.88) |
2:52.87 | SMU Ryan Berube (43.15) Lars Frölander (42.99) Jeff Foley (43.88) Enrico Linscheer (43.49) |
2:53.51 | Tennessee Ricardo Busquets (42.68) Devin Pietrzak (44.01) Shawn McNew (43.97) Jon McGowen (43.29) |
2:53.95 | |||
| 800 freestyle relay | Michigan Chris Rumley (1:36.10) Jason Lancaster (1:35.90) John Piersma (1:34.98) Tom Dolan (1:33.91) |
6:20.89 US, AR |
Texas Chris Archer (1:37.16) Chris Eckerman (1:36.79) Craig Brockman (1:36.96) Matt Hooper (1:35.20) |
6:26.11 | SMU Blaine Morgan (1:39.28) Lars Frölander (1:35.12) John Simmons (1:38.43) Ryan Berube (1:33.79) |
6:26.62 | |||
| 200 medley relay | Tennessee Craig Gilliam (21.67) Jeremy Linn (23.73) Jim Rumbaugh (21.23) Ricardo Busquets (19.22) |
1:25.85 US |
Texas Neil Walker (21.45) Martin Hubbell (24.35) Matt Beck (21.12) Steve Martyak (19.40) |
1:26.32 | Auburn Michael Andrews (22.09) Adam Jerger (24.08) John Hargis (20.85) Oliver Gumbrill (19.48) |
1:26.50 | |||
| 400 medley relay | Tennessee Craig Gilliam (48.39) Jeremy Linn (52.01) Jim Rumbaugh (47.09) Ricardo Busquets (42.48) |
3:09.97 | Texas Neil Walker (46.64) Martin Hubbell (54.02) Matt Beck (46.84) Chris Eckerman (43.06) |
3:10.56 | Auburn Michael Andrews (47.15) Adam Jerger (53.61) John Hargis (46.50) Nick Shackell (43.39) |
3:10.65 | |||
Legend: US – U.S. Open record; AR – American record;
Diving results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m diving | P.J. Bogart Minnesota |
564.90 | Evan Stewart Tennessee |
556.50 | Bryan Gillooly Miami |
551.95 |
| 3 m diving | Chris Mantilla Miami |
648.00 | Bryan Gillooly Miami |
644.35 | Tyce Routson Miami |
631.25 |
| Platform diving | Bryan Gillooly Miami |
789.75 | Tyce Routson Miami |
783.25 | Chris Mantilla Miami |
761.80 |
See also
References
- ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "1996 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Results" (PDF). SwimSwam. Retrieved January 1, 2026.