Sports Club

Development of sports in the early days was due in no small measure to the ethnic clubs -- Swiss Club, Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore Recreation Club (Eurasian in origin), British Club, Malay Football Club, Indian Association, Ceylon Sports Club, Hollandse Club and the Singapore Swimming Club (British-based), among others. 

Established to serve its respective communities, these “ethnic” clubs have opened up their membership to other.

• Chinese Swimming Club

  

  Around 1909, six young Chinese men gathered to meet regularly on Sunday weekends to swim in the sea off Marine Parade. The group had a summer bungalow house called the “ Belmont “ which was used as a retreat before and after their swimming outings. 
  

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• Indian Association

  

  The Singapore Indian Association was one of several ethnic sports clubs established to serve their own community during the Colonial Times. 
  

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• Ladies Lawn Tennis Club

  

  Early Singaporean sports clubs were a male orientated affair. Besides the usual racial and class divisions, gender segregation was commonplace during these period with women given limited participation in their activities. 
  

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• Singapore Cricket Club

  

  Established in the year 1852, the Singapore Cricket Club is a fascinating microcosm of the history of Singapore itself. 
  

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• Singapore Island Country Club

  

  Governor Sir Cecil Clementi Smith officially opened the Island Club, complete with an 18-hole course, on 27 Aug 1932.

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• Singapore Polo Club

  

  Formation of the Singapore Polo Club was first initiated in early 1886 when a group of civilians and several officers of the "BUFFS" (a regiment from Kent who were responsible for manning the British garrison in Singapore).

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• Singapore Recreation Club

  

  One of only a few sports clubs established during Colonial Times, the Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) was founded in 1883 with the main objective of encouraging amateur sports in Singapore.
  

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• Singapore Swimming Club

  

  In the early 1890's, a group of young European men discovered a splendid spot for swimming and recreation located at the southeastern portion of Singapore.

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• Swiss Club

  

  3 Swiss men roamed Singapore on horse back in search of a suitable site to carry out rifle shooting activities and they found a small valley off Balestier Road.

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• YMCA

  

  As early as the 1910s, the grounds were equipped with two fine grass courts for tennis as well as a cricket pitch. During its first 12 months, 180 members were enrolled. 
  

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