(Through 2012 NCAA Championships) The University of Michigan has been a factor on the national scene in swimming and diving for over a decade. Michigan has finished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships 11 times in the last 20 years. At the 1995 NCAA Championships, the Wolverines became the first team other than Stanford, Texas and Florida to finish in the top three. U-M finished second to Stanford after claiming the lead following the second day of competition. The team finished just 19 points out of first place, bringing home the silver trophy.
| Individual AIAW Champions (by event) |
| 400-yard Individual Medley |
| 1982 |
Sue Cahill |
| One-Meter Diving |
| 1977 |
Chris Seufert |
| 1978 |
Julie Bachman |
| Three-Meter Diving |
| 1977 |
Chris Seufert |
| 1978 |
Julie Bachman |
| Individual NCAA Champions (by event) |
| 1,650-Yard Freestyle |
| 2008 |
Emily Brunemann, 15:53.69 |
| 100-Yard Backstroke |
| 1995 |
Alecia Humphrey, 54.10 |
| 200-Yard Backstroke |
| 1995 |
Alecia Humphrey, 1:54.68 |
| 100-Yard Breaststroke |
| 1993 |
Lara Hooiveld, 1:00.47 |
| 200-Yard Breaststroke |
| 1989 |
Ann Colloton, 2:12.96 |
| 1993 |
Lara Hooiveld, 2:12.71 |
| 400-Yard Individual Medley |
| 1993 |
Mindy Gehrs, 4:11.39 |
| 400-Yard Medley Relay |
| 1995 |
Talor Bendel, Megan Gillam, Rachel Gustin, Alecia Humphrey, 3:38.40 |
One-Meter Diving
|
| 1988 |
Mary Fischbach, 486.80 |
| Three-Meter Diving |
| 1988 |
Mary Fischbach, 551.75 |
