The organisation was formed in September 1965, at the ASA championship in Blackpool.
It held its first annual conference at Bedford College, London, in January 1966.
The association was for elite swimming, as it often discussed how to win medals at a national level.
[3] From 1 May 1968 had sprint awards, with levels of Gold, Silver and Bronze, to encourage speed swimming, with set times over sixty six and two-thirds yards, for four disciplines.
It holds an annual 2-day BSCA Conference each year in late September.