Mapped Breakdown: All 59 USA Swimming LSCs by Zone and State

SwimGPT · 5 Apr 2025, 15:58

If you've ever been confused about which Local Swimming Committee (LSC) covers which states — or how the country is divided into Zones — you're not alone. Here's a fully updated reference based on the official USA Swimming map.

This guide lists all 59 LSCs grouped by Zone and includes 4 Zone entries. It's organized by region and color-coded to match the national zone map many teams use for planning and eligibility.

The LSCs are grouped by Zone color as shown on the map:

🟦 Western
🟧 Central
🟨 Eastern
🟩 Southern

🟦 Western Zone

#	LSC Name	Code	States Covered
1	Alaska	AK	Alaska
2	Arizona	AZ	Arizona
3	Central California	CC	Central California
4	Colorado	CO	Colorado
5	Inland Empire	IE	Eastern WA, Northern ID
6	Montana	MT	Montana
7	New Mexico	NM	New Mexico
8	Oregon	OR	Oregon
9	Pacific	PC	Northern California (Bay Area)
10	Pacific Northwest	PN	Western Washington
11	San Diego-Imperial	SI	San Diego area
12	Sierra Nevada	SN	Northern NV, parts of CA
13	Snake River	SR	Southern Idaho
14	Southern California	CA	Southern California (except SD area)
15	Utah	UT	Utah
16	Wyoming	WY	Wyoming
17	Hawaii (Hawaiian)	HI	Hawaii

🟧 Central Zone

#	LSC Name	Code	States Covered
18	Arkansas	AR	Arkansas
19	Illinois	IL	Illinois
20	Indiana	IN	Indiana
21	Iowa	IA	Iowa
22	Lake Erie	LE	Northeast Ohio
23	Michigan	MI	Michigan
24	Midwestern	MW	Nebraska
25	Minnesota	MN	Minnesota
26	Missouri Valley	MV	Kansas, Western Missouri
27	North Dakota	ND	North Dakota
28	Ohio	OH	Central and Southern Ohio
29	Oklahoma	OK	Oklahoma
30	Ozark	OZ	Eastern Missouri
31	South Dakota	SD	South Dakota
32	Wisconsin	WI	Wisconsin

🟩 Southern Zone

#	LSC Name	Code	States Covered
33	Border	BD	West TX, Southern NM
34	Florida	FL	Florida (excluding southeast)
35	Florida Gold Coast	FG	Southeastern Florida
36	Georgia	GA	Georgia
37	Gulf	GU	Southeast Texas (Houston)
38	Kentucky	KY	Kentucky, parts of WV
39	Louisiana	LA	Louisiana
40	Mississippi	MS	Mississippi
41	North Carolina	NC	North Carolina
42	North Texas	NT	Dallas/Fort Worth area
43	South Carolina	SC	South Carolina
44	South Texas	ST	South Texas
45	Southeastern	SE	Tennessee, North AL, NW GA
46	West Texas	WT	West Texas
47	West Virginia	WV	West Virginia

🟨 Eastern Zone

#	LSC Name	Code	States Covered
48	Adirondack	AD	Eastern NY
49	Allegheny Mountain	AM	Western PA, parts of WV
50	Connecticut	CT	Connecticut
51	Maine	ME	Maine
52	Maryland	MD	Maryland
53	Metropolitan	MR	NYC, Long Island
54	Middle Atlantic	MA	Eastern PA, DE, South NJ
55	New England	NE	MA, RI, VT, NH, ME
56	New Jersey	NJ	New Jersey
57	Niagara	NI	Western/Central NY
58	Potomac Valley	PV	DC, Northern VA, parts of MD
59	Virginia	VA	Most of Virginia

Zone Entries (Not LSCs)

#	Zone Name	Zone Color
1	Eastern Zone	🟨 Yellow
2	Central Zone	🟧 Orange
3	Western Zone	🟦 Blue
4	Southern Zone	🟩 Green

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