‘Once a Meraloma, always a Meraloma’: Amateur Vancouver sports club marks 100 years
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The Meraloma Club, Vancouver's premier amateur sports club, is marking its 100th anniversary this year.
“Once a Meraloma, always a Meraloma.”
It’s an easy mantra to remember, but a name that needs a little explanation for those outside of the club.
“The number one question is, what is a Meraloma,” said club president Matt Plester. “The first part comes from Mermaid and Loma comes from the Greek alphabet.”
The Meraloma Club, Vancouver’s premier amateur sports club, is marking its 100th anniversary this year.
Mermaids was the name of the original swim club founded in 1923, but expansion came quick, and a year later the number of sports the club was fielding teams in started to grow.
These days, Meraloma supports athletes in seven sports: cyling, cricket, fastpitch, field hockey, rugby, touch rugby and soccer.
Club directors who helped build Meraloma football were instrumental in bringing a professional team to Vancouver.
“The BC Lions adopted the colours of this club, black and orange,” past president Gary Cohen explained.
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