How is Pacific Swimming organized?
Pacific Swimming is an administrative subdivision of USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of competitive swimming in the U.S. These administrative subdivisions, of which there are 59 nationwide, are known as LSCs, or Local Swimming Committees. USA Swimming sets the rules for swimming competition in the U.S.; conducts national championships; selects teams for international competition; offers a variety of training and developmental programs for swimmers, coaches, clubs, and officials; disseminates safety information; and provides its LSCs, clubs, and members with general liability insurance and its individual and nonathlete members with secondary accident medical insurance when participating in specified activities. Pacific Swimming’s territory includes the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the coastal counties of California from Monterey County north to the Oregon border, the Stockton-Modesto area in the state’s Central Valley, and the Reno-Lake Tahoe area on the Calif
