Acronym Soup

Many organizations have acronyms that are used in conversation. USA Down Syndrome Swimming (USADSS) is no different! Please contact us if you see a word, acronym or concept that needs to be better defined.

ASCA: American Swimming Coaches Association

AWL: Athletes Without Limits

DSISO: Down Syndrome International Swimming Organization (pronounced “d-SI-so”)

FINA: Federation of International Swimming

LCM: Pool distance. Long Course Meters. International competitions alternate between long course meter and short course meter pools.

LOC: Local Organizing Committee

MQT: Minimum Qualifying Time

NFHS: National Federation of State High School Associations

NISCA: National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association

NSO: National Sports Organization. As the NSO, USA Down Syndrome Swimming selects the USA Down Syndrome National Swim Team for all international competitions.
Quiz later for this sentence. “USADSS is the NSO for DSISO.

Para: Paralympics

SC: Pool Distance 25 yard or 25 meter pool

SCM: Pool Distance. Short Course Meter. International competitions alternate between long course meter and short course meter pools.

SCY: Pool Distance. Short Course Yards. This distance is only for pools in the USA.

SU-DS: Sports Union for Athletes with Down syndrome (pronounced “suds”).

USA Artistic: United States Artistic Swimming, formally USA Synchronized Swimming

USADSS: United States of America Down Syndrome Swimming, Inc

USAS: United States of America Swimming

USAS: United States Aquatic Sports

USMS: United States Masters Swimming

VIRTUS: World Intellectual Impairment Sports

WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency. Responsible for determining the world ant-doping code, policy and rules