The Delmarva Swim Association (DSA)
is a summer league of about 24 teams on the Delmarva Peninsula, with teams
hailing from Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. The league was formally
organized in 1976, although it had existed as a loose federation of
teams since about 1963. Formal organization brought about the election
of an executive board, the standardization of forms, the centralization
of scheduling, the adoption of common rules, and the assessment of dues.
The league has been able to work with a variety of team organizations,
clubs, and government groups. The league strives to provide the
necessary framework for organized competition, while not infringing upon
the structure of individual clubs.
Although this is a summer league,
many DSA swimmers participate in winter United States Swimming (USS),
YMCA, or High School competition.
The league results from the
efforts of many people (most of them volunteer) who give of their time
and energies so that young people on the Eastern Shore may enjoy healthy
learning/competing situations. The league is open to any team which
wishes to join and will subscribe to the by-laws of the league, and to
the Association's spirit of friendly competition.
The league is governed by an
eleven-member Board of Directors, elected by team representatives at the
annual meeting held in spring of each year. Board members serve a
three-year term, with a portion of the Board standing for election each
year. The Board elects its own officers yearly.
