The 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested in March 1982 at the Schroeder Swimming Center in Brown Deer, Wisconsin at the 59th 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.

1982 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships
Host city	Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Date(s)	March 1982
Venue(s)	Schroeder Swimming Center
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UCLA topped the team standings for the first time; as of 2016, this remains the Bruins' only men's team title.

The inaugural NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were held concurrently at the O'Connell Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and were won by hosts Florida. The men's and women's titles would not be held at the same site until 2006.