Bike Club History
2014 ?? - 2025
Once a Mermaid.
The Meraloma Club is an amateur athletic organization founded in 1923 by Bill Edwards and 11 other swimmers from the local Kitsilano area of Vancouver, Canada, initially called the Mermaids. Canadian Football, Rugby Football and various sports soon followed and as the club grew to include sports other than swimming, the members developed a new name. Douglas Hand took "Mer" from the original Mermaids, added "al" from alpha, "om" from omega (the first and last letters of the the Greek alphabet) and "a" from "always" that was interpreted to mean "Mermaids, first, last and always". The Club motto: "Once a Meraloma Always a Meraloma" became popular the Mermaid Athletic Club became the Meraloma Club. (Source: https://www.meraloma.com/history)
While the clubhouse, a signature facility of our Bike Club and the wider Meraloma Athletic Club in dates back to the 1930's. Our cycling club was founded more recently (2014??).
The Meraloma Club is an amateur athletic organization founded in 1923 by Bill Edwards and 11 other swimmers from the local Kitsilano area of Vancouver, Canada, initially called the Mermaids. Canadian Football, Rugby Football and various sports soon followed and as the club grew to include sports other than swimming, the members developed a new name. Douglas Hand took "Mer" from the original Mermaids, added "al" from alpha, "om" from omega (the first and last letters of the the Greek alphabet) and "a" from "always" that was interpreted to mean "Mermaids, first, last and always". The Club motto: "Once a Meraloma Always a Meraloma" became popular the Mermaid Athletic Club became the Meraloma Club. (Source: https://www.meraloma.com/history)
While the clubhouse, a signature facility of our Bike Club and the wider Meraloma Athletic Club in dates back to the 1930's. Our cycling club was founded more recently (2014??).
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