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2016/17
ANNUAL REPORT
Keeping Fit and
Staying Active
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a priority for many of our Members. This year, our Fitness and
Lesiure (F&L) team ensured there were enough challenges, tournaments, classes, and equipment to
keep Members engaged and motivated to reach their fitness goals.
One of the biggest transitions within our F&L team was
the temporary move of our Aquatics program to Bukit
Merah Swimming Complex in August 2016 as part of our
redevelopment. The Club hosted a giant launch party, which
coincided with the End of Camp party, and welcomed more
than 300 Members to the new pool. All our lifeguards and
teaching staff became SwimAmerica trained, qualified, and
certified in September, and by November, the program was
launched. Our swim team and Masters swimmers took part
in several swim meets this year and our Babies and Toddlers
program evolved from a learn-to-swim program to a drowning prevention class. The launch of the
new Aquatics newsletter in January helped to keep everyone informed on all the latest happenings.
In the Gym, the focus was on maintaining Member dedication to their fitness routines while at The
Club or away. The Gym team launched new Traveler Workout handouts, which proved very popular
with our jet-setting Members. These complimentary workout sheets are ideal to use in hotel rooms or
airplanes, so squeezing in a workout is easier no matter where our Members are. The team also organized
numerous fitness challenges to keep engagement high and the delivery of new bikes, ellipticals, and
treadmills ensured Members enjoyed the latest equipment to work out on. Add to that the excellent
range of Group Fitness classes offered, as well as special events such as Zumba classes with ZES Mike
Thomas, May Madness Indoor Cycling, and our 500km Spinning Challenge, and it’s easy to see why
The Club is a destination of choice for the fitness-minded.
Out on the greens, our golfers enjoyed three headline events: a friendly game with the British Club, the
Ambassador’s Cup Tournament, and the Colonial Cup. The Club’s 12 golfers emerged victorious at the
Colonial Cup, winning by a score of 9–6.
On the courts, our Squash players garnered 4th place in the
COSMO Inter-Club Squash League and won the trophy
for best participation with an astounding 96% participation
rate. As part of the SSRA’s National Squash League, they
won their first nine matches and finished the season in 5th
place. The Team Tournament, Handicap Tournament, and
Open Tournament rounded out their schedule for the year,
with a special trip to Hong Kong for a match with the Hong
Kong Football Club. Our team won the latter in April,
and when our Club hosted HKFC for the second leg of the
tournament in early June, HKFC won.