1961 USA Swimming National Championships (Outdoor/LCM)

Host City Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Country USA
Held 10 – 20 August 1961
Competitors 110
Countries 7

Los Angeles, California; Los Angeles Swim Stadium (Men) 17 to 20 August. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; John B. Kelly Pool, Fairmount Park (Women) 10 to 13 August.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men 18 August 1961 Medal 6 2
200 m Freestyle Men 19 August 1961 Medal 7 3
400 m Freestyle Men 20 August 1961 Medal 7 3
1,500 m Freestyle Men 18 August 1961 Medal 8 2
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men 19 August 1961 Medal 12 1
100 m Backstroke Men 17 August 1961 Medal 7 1
200 m Backstroke Men 20 August 1961 Medal 7 2
100 m Breaststroke Men 20 August 1961 Medal 7 2
200 m Breaststroke Men 19 August 1961 Medal 7 2
100 m Butterfly Men 20 August 1961 Medal 7 2
200 m Butterfly Men 19 August 1961 Medal 7 2
200 m Individual Medley Men 19 August 1961 Medal 7 1
400 m Individual Medley Men 18 August 1961 Medal 7 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men 20 August 1961 Medal 12 1
100 m Freestyle Women 11 August 1961 Medal 8 2
200 m Freestyle Women 13 August 1961 Medal 8 1
400 m Freestyle Women 12 August 1961 Medal 8 1
1,500 m Freestyle Women 10 August 1961 Medal 8 1
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women 12 August 1961 Medal 4 1
100 m Backstroke Women 13 August 1961 Medal 8 1
200 m Backstroke Women 11 August 1961 Medal 8 1
100 m Breaststroke Women 12 August 1961 Medal 8 1
200 m Breaststroke Women 11 August 1961 Medal 8 1
100 m Butterfly Women 12 August 1961 Medal 8 2
200 m Butterfly Women 13 August 1961 Medal 8 1
200 m Individual Medley Women 12 August 1961 Medal 8 1
400 m Individual Medley Women 11 August 1961 Medal 8 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women 13 August 1961 Medal 12 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 26 25 27 78
2 Japan JPN 2 0 0 2
3 Australia AUS 0 2 0 2
4 Argentina ARG 0 1 0 1
5 Canada CAN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m Freestyle, Men Steve Clark
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Dave Lyons
New Trier Swim Club, IL
USA Jim Spreitzer
Champaign-Urbana Swim Club
USA
200 m Freestyle, Men Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Murray Rose
Los Angeles Athletic Club
AUS Dick Blick
North Central College
USA
400 m Freestyle, Men Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Tokyo Swim Club
JPN Murray Rose
Los Angeles Athletic Club
AUS Alan Somers
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Roy Saari
El Segundo Aquatic Club
USA Alan Somers
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Tony Ralphs
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Indianapolis Aquatic Club USA Santa Clara Swim Club USA Los Angeles Athletic Club USA
100 m Backstroke, Men Bob Bennett
Kris Kristensen Swim Club
USA Jed Graef
North Jersey Swim Association
USA Ed Bartsch
Vesper Boat Club
USA
200 m Backstroke, Men Tom Stock
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Jed Graef
North Jersey Swim Association
USA Roger Goettsche
New Trier Swim Club, IL
USA
100 m Breaststroke, Men Chet Jastremski
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Paul Hait
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Kenneth Nakasone
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
200 m Breaststroke, Men Chet Jastremski
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Paul Hait
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Kenneth Nakasone
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
100 m Butterfly, Men Fred Schmidt
New Trier Swim Club, IL
USA Luis Nicolao ARG Lary Schulhof
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA
200 m Butterfly, Men Carl Robie
Vesper Boat Club
USA Lary Schulhof
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Fred Schmidt
New Trier Swim Club, IL
USA
200 m Individual Medley, Men Ted Stickles
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Chet Jastremski
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Roy Saari
El Segundo Aquatic Club
USA
400 m Individual Medley, Men Ted Stickles
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Cary Tremewan
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Carl Robie
Vesper Boat Club
USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Indianapolis Aquatic Club A USA Indianapolis Aquatic Club B USA Santa Clara Swim Club USA
100 m Freestyle, Women Robyn Johnson
Northern Virginia Aquatic Club
USA Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA Carolyn Wood
Multnomah Athletic Club
USA
200 m Freestyle, Women Carolyn House
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Robyn Johnson
Northern Virginia Aquatic Club
USA Martha Randall
Vesper Boat Club
USA
400 m Freestyle, Women Carolyn House
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Robyn Johnson
Northern Virginia Aquatic Club
USA Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA
1,500 m Freestyle, Women Carolyn House
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Sharon Finneran
Unattached
USA Susan Myers
Palm Beach Swim Association
USA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Vesper Boat Club USA Multnomah Athletic Club USA Santa Clara Swim Club USA
100 m Backstroke, Women Nina Harmar
Vesper Boat Club
USA Donna de Varona
Unattached, Lafayette, CA
USA Lyn Hopkins
Vesper Boat Club
USA
200 m Backstroke, Women Nina Harmar
Vesper Boat Club
USA Lyn Hopkins
Vesper Boat Club
USA Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara Swim Club
USA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Dale Barnhard
Congressional Country Club
USA Jean Dellekamp
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Linda Kurtz
Unattached
USA
200 m Breaststroke, Women Jean Dellekamp
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA April Richardson
Los Angeles Athletic Club
USA Alice Driscoll
Lakeside Swim Club, Louisville, KY
USA
100 m Butterfly, Women Susan Doerr
Vesper Boat Club
USA Kathy Ellis
Indianapolis Aquatic Club
USA Mary Beth Stewart
Canadian Dolphins Swim Club
CAN
200 m Butterfly, Women Becky Collins
Unattached, Indianapolis, IN
USA Susan Doerr
Vesper Boat Club
USA Sue Pitt
Summit YMCA
USA
200 m Individual Medley, Women Donna de Varona
Unattached, Lafayette, CA
USA Lyn Hopkins
Vesper Boat Club
USA Becky Collins
Unattached, Indianapolis, IN
USA
400 m Individual Medley, Women Donna de Varona
Unattached, Lafayette, CA
USA Becky Collins
Unattached, Indianapolis, IN
USA Sharon Finneran
Unattached
USA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Vesper Boat Club USA Cleveland Swim Club USA Multnomah Athletic Club USA