The Calcutta Swimming Club (Kolkata)
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Bangla /
Barabazar /
Kolkata /
Strand Road, 1
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The Calcutta Swimming Club (mainly known by its acronym CSC), located on the Strand Road near Babughat in Kolkata, is the oldest swim club in India.
The club was built in 1887 under the name Calcutta Swimming Bath by order of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. The present structure and club were founded by Walter Davis, a partner of Hamilton & Company, who was also the first Secretary of the Club. The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal was the Head of the Club from its inception until 1923 when Mr. N. Hamilton was elected as its first President.
The club celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1937. It was renamed the Calcutta Swimming Club in 1941, in appreciation of its contribution to the war efforts.[3] The club would not accept Indians as members even after independence. This changed in 1964, when Maharaja of Cooch Behar was inducted as its first Indian member. In 1976, PT Basu was elected as the First Indian President of the Club.
The club has indoor swimming pools, other indoor sports, a discothèque, health parlor, bar, and banquet hall. The club also boasts an open air swimming pool that is one of the largest not only in India but also in Asia.[4] CSC organizes colorful Christmas and New Year parties every year.
Official Website: www.calcuttaswimmingclub.com/
The club was built in 1887 under the name Calcutta Swimming Bath by order of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. The present structure and club were founded by Walter Davis, a partner of Hamilton & Company, who was also the first Secretary of the Club. The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal was the Head of the Club from its inception until 1923 when Mr. N. Hamilton was elected as its first President.
The club celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1937. It was renamed the Calcutta Swimming Club in 1941, in appreciation of its contribution to the war efforts.[3] The club would not accept Indians as members even after independence. This changed in 1964, when Maharaja of Cooch Behar was inducted as its first Indian member. In 1976, PT Basu was elected as the First Indian President of the Club.
The club has indoor swimming pools, other indoor sports, a discothèque, health parlor, bar, and banquet hall. The club also boasts an open air swimming pool that is one of the largest not only in India but also in Asia.[4] CSC organizes colorful Christmas and New Year parties every year.
Official Website: www.calcuttaswimmingclub.com/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Calcutta_Swimming_Club
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 22°34'4"N 88°20'31"E
- College Square / Vidyasagar Udyan 2.3 km
- Swimming Pool (LMB) 3.1 km
- Panchasayar Lake-3 12 km
- Talpukur 58 km
- NANGAR D5GH5 211 km
- OFFICER'S CLUB 227 km
- Bokaro Club 254 km
- Ispat Club 256 km
- B. N. College 419 km
- Gajanand Goyel's Land 454 km
- Eden Gardens 0.4 km
- Eden Garden Park 0.5 km
- Governor's Estate 0.5 km
- Millennium Park Part-I 0.6 km
- Dalhousie Square (BBD Bag) 0.7 km
- New Market Area 1.4 km
- Maidan 1.5 km
- Maidan 1.8 km
- Kolkata Business District Region 2.8 km
- Kolkata Metropolitan Area 12 km
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