The Colombo Swimming Club is a swimming club

Club

A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...

 in Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, founded in 1938. It is one of the premier clubs in Sri Lanka.

History

Originally formed in 1936, its initial meeting place was the Galle Face Hotel

Galle Face Hotel

The Galle Face Hotel, founded in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1864, is the oldest hotel east of Suez. It is located at 2, Galle Road, Colombo 03. The Ceylon Hotels Corporation is now part of the Galle Face Hotel Group. The hotel is a member of Select Hotels and Resorts International. The current chairman...

 and was known as the Colombo Amatur Swimming Club. In 1938 the Storm Lodge

Storm Lodge

Storm Lodge is a large bungalow in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Its owned by the Colombo Swimming Club....

was purchased by the club and a swimming polo built in its premises which was opened by Governor of Ceylon Sir

Sir

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 Andrew Caldecott

Andrew Caldecott

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Notable members

• David Wilkie
  David Wilkie (swimmer)
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  , MBE
  MBE
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   - Olympic
  Olympic Games
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   and Commonwealth
  Commonwealth
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  Games champion swimmer.