Diving was dropped from the championship beginning in 1973.
From 1973-1979, Non-Public Schools were not permitted to enter the championship.
Top 5 Results have been preserved. Full Results have not been saved.
Feb 24, 1973 – at Newark Central
Boys
200 Medley Relay – 1. Irvington (Jack Meola, Eliot Fried, Eric Nixon, Jodie Sacciaferro), 1:53.0 2. Livingston, 1:54.8 3. Columbia, 1:55.3 4. Glen Ridge, 1:55.5 5. West Essex, 1:57.6.
200 Freestyle – 1. Bob Hetherington, Columbia, 2:01.6 2. Monica, Livingston, 2:05.0 3. Pedota, Irvington, 2:06.5 4. Young, Montclair, 2:12.2 5. Amerman, Columbia, 2:12.1 (Judge’s Decision).
200 IM – 1. Bill Harris, Livingston, 2:21.4 2. Zadroge, Livingston, 2:29.1 3. Skarzynski, Columbia, 2:35.7 4. Neivert, Columbia, 2:51.5. No Fifth
50 Freestyle – 1. Ted Van Leer, Glen Ridge, 23.6 2. Pospisil, Irvington, 24.0 3. Brown, Livingston, 24.1 4. O’Connor, Montclair, 24.6 5. Swack, West Essex, 25.3.
100 Butterfly – 1. Dave Brown, Livingston, 1:00.8 2. Nixon, Irvington, 1:01.0 3. Pearl, Columbia, 1:03.2 4. Leonard, Glen Ridge, 1:03.8 5. King, West Essex, 1:05.9.
100 Freestyle – 1. Ron Pospisil, Irvington, 52.8 2. Van Leer, Glen Ridge, 53.4 3. Swack, West Essex, 57.1 4. Kearney, Columbia, 57.2 5. Young, Montclair, 1:01.8.
400 Freestyle – 1. Bob Heatherington, Columbia, 4:22.2 2. Monica, Livingston, 4:32.4 3. Pedota, Irvington, 4:34.9 4. Fritzen, Columbia, 4:42.7. No Fifth
100 Backstroke – 1. Bruce Pearl, Columbia, 1:04.0 2. Mueller, Glen Ridge, 1:04.9 3. Breen Columbia, 1:05.7 4. Meola, Irvington, 1:06.7 5. Johnson, West Essex, 1:09.8.
100 Breaststroke – 1. Jeff Schiffenhaus, West Essex, 1:11.9 2. Hodulich, Newark East Side, 1:12.4 3. Fried, Irvington, 1:12.8 4. Skarzynski, Columbia, 1:13.0 5. Crouter, West Essex, 1:14.8.
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Irvington (Dan Pedota, Kurt Fenchel, Eric Nixon, Ron Pospisil), 3:43.9 2. Columbia, 3:45.0 3. West Essex, 3:56.3 4. Newark Arts, 6:06.0. No Fifth.
Team Scores:
Irvington 49
Columbia 48
Livingston 34
West Essex 21
Glen Ridge 20
Montclair 5
Newark Arts and Newark East Side 4