The Decatur Swim Club (DSC) was founded as a summer program on August 23, 1968 at the home of Carl and Cathy Floren. The program expanded to a year-round team in September 1973 and has grown to over 100 members during the history of the club. The Club has achieved a tremendous amount of success in swimming, producing several Illinois state champions, Division I college scholarship swimmers, Junior and Senior National champions, numerous National Top 16 rankings, and American Record holder and the Captain of the 1976 United States Women's Olympic Team!

DSC is a year-round age group and senior competitive swimming team offering instruction, training and competition to young people of ALL ages and ALL ability levels. We are concerned with guiding and directing swimmers toward maximum use of their individual talents and abilities. We believe that realizing their potential in swimming will prove valuable to all areas of our swimmers lives as they grow and develop. The DSC program strives to instill in our athletes an understanding for such concepts as high esteem, personal accountability, self-motivation, goal setting and goal attainment, respect for others, and team spirit and loyalty. DSC believes that developing these character defining traits is as significant as the athletic achievements themselves.

Each level of this program is designed with the conviction that each swimmer will reach his or her full potential in senior swimming. The philosophy is consistent throughout the program and every DSC swimmer is encouraged to "be the best you can be".