History
A quick glance at our past
The Swiss Club was founded in 1871 by Mr. Otto Alder and his friends; it was known as the Swiss Rifle Shooting Club of Singapore. The name was a result of entertaining friends who gathered with their rifles for a serious shooting game amidst the forest at Balestier Road. In 1902, the Club moved to the expansive land of 15 hectares at Bukit Tinggi. It was not until 1925 that the name changed to Swiss Club when they build the main building still standing today.
The Swiss Club maintained a 300 meter shooting range targeting the peak of Bukit Tiggi until the eighties. In this many years the Club was also a home away from home and filling in the gap of missing social life for family and friends from mainly Switzerland or associated folks thereof.
The Swiss Club was founded in 1871 by Mr. Otto Alder and his friends; it was known as the Swiss Rifle Shooting Club of Singapore. The name was a result of entertaining friends who gathered with their rifles for a serious shooting game amidst the forest at Balestier Road. In 1902, the Club moved to the expansive land of 15 hectares at Bukit Tinggi. It was not until 1925 that the name changed to Swiss Club when they build the main building still standing today.
The Swiss Club maintained a 300 meter shooting range targeting the peak of Bukit Tiggi until the eighties. In this many years the Club was also a home away from home and filling in the gap of missing social life for family and friends from mainly Switzerland or associated folks thereof.
Today the expansive lands of the club are, besides housing all the club facilities, home to the Swiss, German , Dutch and Canadian Schools as well as the entire Swiss Embassy compound.
Albeit the guns went silent for some 20 years, today the club boasts of a rich cultural heritage and active social live with members from all over Europe including Asia and the Americas. We are still a family oriented and children friendly club with a host of sport and recreation facilities. Continuously refurbishing and refining, it is today labeled the Oasis in the Garden City.
Albeit the guns went silent for some 20 years, today the club boasts of a rich cultural heritage and active social live with members from all over Europe including Asia and the Americas. We are still a family oriented and children friendly club with a host of sport and recreation facilities. Continuously refurbishing and refining, it is today labeled the Oasis in the Garden City.
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