1957 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1957 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1957 at the Bowman Gray Pool at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the 21st 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.

A total of sixteen individual events, alongside a team championship, were contested as part of this year's program.

Michigan regained the national title, the Wolverines' seventh (and first since 1948), after finishing eight points ahead of Yale in the team standings.

Program changes

 * Three new events were added to the NCAA championships program this year: the 100 yard breaststroke, 100 yard butterfly, and 400 yard medley relay.
 * One event, the 300 yard medley relay, was dropped.

Team standings

 * (H) = Hosts
 * (DC) = Defending champions
 * Italics = Debut appearance


 * Did not place: Ohio State (DC)