1952 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host city	Princeton, New Jersey
Date(s)	March 1952
Venue(s)	Dillon Gymnasium Princeton University
Teams	20
Events	14
← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1952 at the pool at Dillon Gymnasium at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey at the 16th 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.

Ohio State once again returned to the top of the team standings, earning the Buckeyes their seventh national title.^[1]

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

Rank	Team	Points
	Ohio State	94
	Yale (DC)	81
	Michigan	49
4	Michigan State	27
5	Stanford	18
6	Texas	14
7	Princeton (H)	10
8	Iowa	9
9	Georgia	7
	Purdue
	Rutgers
12	California	4
	Indiana
	Washington
15	Navy	3
16	Iowa State	2
	Wisconsin
18	Harvard	1
	Northwestern
	USC

• List of college swimming and diving teams