What does MSW stand for in a book on University of Michigan sports? I am researching a relative whose name appears in the book Michigan: Champions of the West. Much of the book consists of names, abbreviations, and years. Here is an excerpt: Bailey, Debi VB 1986 Bailey, Donald A. FB 1964,65,66 Bailey, Eric R. MSW 1989,90,91,92 I can imagine FB standing for football or fullback. What does MSW stand for? Other abbreviations are SB, IHO, MTN, MBK, and MTR.

That's a list of people who competed in sports. So in your example it seems likely that VB is volleyball, FB is football, and MSW is men's swimming. I would presume that any three-letter abbreviation in that list which starts with M is men's something. So MTN men's tennis, MTR men's track, etc.

The years are presumably when the person competed in the listed sport.

Edit: More likely meanings: IHO intramural hockey, SB softball, MBK men's basketball.