The DARTs

What's in a name ...

According to the by-laws on the DART website, the team's official name is Dixie Aquatics Race Team, Inc.  While that may very well be the legally adopted name upon incorporation a few years ago, it is incorrect.  Twenty-six years ago, or so, the team had been founded under the name Dixie Aquatic Racing Team ... that's no "s" on Aquatic, and with an "ing" on the Race part.  The acronym, when pronounced phonetically, also included a leading "the" and a trailing "s", as in "the DARTs".  No Sharks were involved, I believe. 

Somehow, through the years and many team leaders, the name evolved was bastardized.  We lost an "s", gained a different "s", forgot a "the", added sharks, and misplaced an "ing".  Perhaps, to the founders and an entire era of alumni, we owe an apology.

Whether we are the DARTs or DART Sharks, we are who we have always been, a small band of dedicated athletes, coaches and parents striving for excellence in the sport of swimming.