Annual Report 2016/17

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.

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