History

1960 - PLCC won their first league title by 1 point over BCC, after being runners up for the previous three seasons. Future Oakland University athletic director, Corey Van Fleet, took over as head coach at BOH. The annual league budget was capped at $1,750. Birmingham Athletic Club (BAC) joined the league as its 7th team. They were coached by future MHSCA Hall of Famer John “Stick” Weick. MCC hosted championships in their 4 lane, 25-yard pool complete with a "Miss Meadowbrook" pageant.

1961 - League Chairman Bob Carter (OLCC) along with coaches Corey Van Fleet (BOH) and John Weick (BAC) expanded the league's competition program from 20 to 24 events. This saw the addition of 8U 25 Free, 13-14 Girls 50 Breast, 14U Relays, and the switching of the Girls 11-12 25 breaststroke with butterfly which had been gaining in nationally popularity since being introduced as an Olympic event in 1958. In addition, 11-12 freestyle events were set at two lengths. Annual league dues were increased to $250 for each club. Later that summer, BAC won their first of five straight league titles.

1962 - Fred Carbonero, inventor of the Pull-Bouy, became head coach of PLCC. Under coach Fred Leagh, BCC went undefeated for the first time in club history after handing BAC their first loss in 3 years. However, BAC would go on to avenge their dual meet loss the following week by winning their second league title.

1963 - League records were introduced for the first time. Since the pools at MCC, BOH and FLCC were all 25 yards and the other four clubs were 25 meters, there were two sets of records kept until 1989 when all clubs had either built or renovated their 25-yard pools. 25 yards is about seven feet shorter than 25 meters. Since one measurement of improvement is to compare times from one meet to the next, it was difficult for swimmers, coaches, and parents to compare times from a home meet and an away meet.

1965 - OLCC builds their first in-ground, 25-meter pool. The team had swam from a lake dock since the early 1950's.

1966 - BAC resigned from the league to join nearby MICSA. Championship hosts FLCC held Friday prelims at Groves High School and Saturday finals at their club. With their cross-town rivals no longer in the league, BCC won its first league title.

1967 - A year of monumental coaches entered the league. After losing the OLCC job to good friend ,Jim Downs, Dave Segraves began his 35-year tenure at MCC. The two legendary coaches were the closest of rivals over the next 10 years. Not to be outdone, future National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association president Mike Zinn took over as head coach at BOH.

1968 - League dues for each club are set at $350. As the league continued to grow, championships point scoring was expanded to include prelims finishes of 7th-12th. Championship host OLCC held Friday prelims that year at Seaholm High School, with the finals on Saturday being held at their club. After an eight-year drought, Mike Zinn led BOH to their 4th league title.

1969 - 8 & unders were permitted to swim in more than one race per meet. To avoid racing in the lake, championship host PLCC held the two-day event (Saturday/Sunday) at nearby Andover High School with all clubs celebrating back at Pine Lake for dinner. After announcing BOH league champions, a recount that lasted over two hours took place. OLCC was declared SICSA champs by just 11.5 points. They went on to win 6 straight league championships.

1970 - Championships permanently moved from being a Saturday/Sunday affair to one that is held on Friday/Saturday with Sunday reserved as a rain date.

1971 - Wayne State NCAA All-American Dennis Stanczuk and his wife Rosemary took over as head coaches for BCC. As the league grew, the 15-16 age group was expanded to 15-17 while 18-year-olds were allowed to swim on the 64-year relay. This new relay took the place of the previous senior relay which allowed any member of a club (including adults) to compete. Other new rules capped individual swimmer entries at three events per meet, two of which can be individual events. In addition, 13 events were either revised or added: Boys 13-14 50 Back, Girls & Boys 15-17 50 Breast, Girls 9-10 25 Fly, Girls & boys 11-12 25 Fly, Girls & Boys 13-14 100 IM. OLCC won their third straight championship beating BOH by the largest point total margin to date, 301 points.

1972 - The league mandated there must be starting blocks and backstroke pennant flags at both ends of the pool. Other league included adopting new dual meet scoring rules (5-3-2-1 and 8-4); allowing swimmers to swim up an age group, and requiring all swimmers to compete in at least one dual meet to qualify for championships. Oakland University NCAA All-American Carol Kotzian (FLCC) became the league's first solo female head coach. OLCC lost their dual meet to MCC by 14 points, their first loss in nearly 5 years. This forced them to share the first ever awarded dual meet championship trophy. This set up championships at FLCC as one of the closest three team races in league history. In fact, it was so close no one knew who had actually won at the end of the finals. Ultimately, OLCC won by 20 pints and MCC and FLCC tied for second. FLCC hosted championships that year in their 5-lane pool with 6th place being awarded and scored in prelims.

1973 - MCC replaced their original 1940s four lane, 25-yard pool with a new 6 lane, 25-meter pool just in time to host finals. The only two remaining 25-yard pools in the league were FLCC and BOH. Children's meals after dual meets were capped at $1.75.

1974 - MCC member, Peter Hawkins, was approached by Dave Segraves and bought a ribbon machine to start making awards for the league out of his home. At the time it was the only ribbon press machine in Michigan. Due to safety concerns, PLCC was barred from hosting future meets in their lake. PLCC contemplated resigning from the league or building a new pool as they were forced to host dual meets at other facilities such as Andover High School. MCC won their first of 73 consecutive dual meets, the longest streak in league history.

1975 - MCC won the first of 13 consecutive league meet titles. Eastern Michigan University NCAA All-American Bob Crosby took over as head coach of FLCC. Boys 15-17 50 Back and Girls 15-17 50 Fly were added to the order of events for both dual meets and championships.

1976 - After a two-year effort to meet league requirements, championship hosts PLCC debuted their new 25-meter pool in a dual meet against MCC. Costing nearly $130,000 to build, this was the club's first pool which is still in use. The oldest swim team in the league, PLCC had hosted competitions in the lake since 1929. Their lake competition area had two 200 foot parallel docks that housed the starting blocks. The lane lines were ropes with wooden floats painted alternating white and green. Because the water was muddy and there were lines down the middle, kids frequently swam into the ropes and collided with each other during races.

1978 - As championship host, FLCC renovated their 5 lane, 25-yard pool into a 6-lane, 25-meter pool. The only remaining 25-yard pool in the league was at BOH. This was also the first year that trophies were given out for individual and relay events at championships.

1979 - Historic coaches entered the league as Dale Rahn took over at FLCC and Mark Brown began his tenure at BOH, a position he holds today. Boys and Girls 11-12 Fly increased from 25 meters/yards to 50 meters/yards. MCC beat their long-standing rival, OLCC, by 304 points at championships.

1980 - Boys 15-17 100 Free was replaced with the 50 Free. Teams were also allowed to enter up to four 8 & Unders per event at championships. This was to compensate for only having two events (Back and Free) while other age groups had four events (Back, Breast, Fly and Free).

1981 - Taking over for future USA Swimming Director Mark Boerner, Leo Oshinsky ("Mr. O") began his tenure as the longest serving coach at PLCC.

1982 - Annual league dues were increased to $1,500. League trophies were introduced.

1983 - Team rosters were required to be exchanged by coaches for line up verification purposes. Since this was the first time in 6 years the championships were hosted at BOH's 25-yard pool, 3 relay and 18 individual league records were broken (the most ever). Following championships, BOH undertook project 88' which would ultimately result in a new pool at their club.

1984 - For the first time, the league coaches compiled a list of pre-approved meet officials for all clubs to use. Taking over for coach Mike Rado, long-time Birmingham Blue Dolphins coach Kevin Fogarty began his tenure as the longest serving coach at OLCC, a position he currently holds.

1985 - Electronic timing was required for championships. It was only recommended in prior years.

1986 - MICSA approached SICSA about creating an 18 team summer swim league, an idea that was ultimately scrapped. Future MHSCA Hall of Fame coach Mike Lane began his 19-year tenure at BCC.

1988 - OLCC hosted their first annual 8 & Under Mini-Meet Invitational. SICSA member clubs along with other country clubs from outside the league participated in a "swim your own age" grouping of events for 5-8-year-olds including the 100 IM. Pontoon rides and fun were offered to all who entered. Ending MCC's 13-year dominance, BCC began their "purple reign" as they won the first of 17 consecutive SICSA league titles.

1989 - A Finals host BOH introduced the league's first finals theme, Up, Up & Away. On July 1st, BOH also opened their new 25-meter pool. Since they were last in the league to convert to meters, this meant all the yard records from 1983 could be retired. This also meant the end of the green astro turf around BOH's pool deck. In addition, 8 & Under 25 Breast and 25 Fly were introduced to the event list. Teams were allowed to enter only three 8&U swimmers per event at championships. This was also the last year for the annual SICSA league relay meet, which was a non-scored event that had kicked off every season since 1957. As they renovated their club house and aquatics facility, FLCC hosted all home swim meets at other SICSA clubs for the next three seasons.

2010 - BCC adopted the "Barracudas" as their mascot. This was the first mascot in team history. Prior to 2010 they were known as the "Purple Rain."

2011 - Farmington YMCA Stingrays coach Rich Bennetts was named head coach at MCC.

2015 - After serving as an assistant at OLCC, former PLCC swim team captain Chris Bagley became head coach at FLCC.

2016 - Despite massive delays due to storms, PLCC won its fourth league title. Daniel Torriglia ("Mr. T") became head coach at BCC. OLCC hosted the first ever SICSA Alumni Swim Meet bringing back retired coaches and old swimming rivals.

2017 - After a 12-year drought, BCC went on to win the league title, while the dual meet title went to PLCC. Flint YMCA Falcons coach Jim LaFave took over for Dave Eichenhorn as head coach at PLCC.