The Colombo Swimming Club was initially located at the Galle Face Hotel. The Club moved from the Galle Face Hotel to the current location in Kollupitiya, in 1938. The building in Kollupitiya is called “Storm Lodge”. At that time, and until about 1973, the Club was exclusively for Europeans. After 1973, locals were also given memberships and they took over the administration of the Club. David Wilkie, an Olympic Gold medalist who lived in Sri Lanka during his childhood years, learned to swim at the Colombo Swimming Club, according to the officials of the Club.
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