The Colombo Swimming Club is a

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Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

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

History

Originally formed in 1936, its initial meeting place was the

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and was known as the ''Colombo Amateur Swimming Club''. In 1938 the '' Storm Lodge'' was purchased by the club and a swimming pool built in its premises which was opened by Governor of Ceylon

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. On 20 July 2017, the Road Development Authority began demolishing parts of the swimming pool to make way for the expansion of the Marine Drive with a Court Order.RDA bulldozes CSC pool area
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Notable members

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champion swimmer. In 1954/5 David Groves at the age of 15 won the Ceylon Swimming Championships Men's 100yds Butterfly and broke the long standing record by several seconds

External links

Colombo Swimming Club
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