Speakers at the dinner included Stan Paris, who swam the English Channel, international diver Katrina Bryant and NZ swimming coach and Olympic Games competitor Brett Naylor.
The club was formed in 1922 by Don Watson and George Frye and was called the Kiwi Amateur Swimming Club.
Mr Watson later wrote a history of the club for its 50th anniversary, saying "it has filled me with pride to observe the rapid growth and the prominent position the club has assumed".
The club began operating at the former Municipal Tepid Baths in Moray Place, moving to Moana Pool when it was built in 1964.
A focus on ensuring children were taught to swim became a big focus, as well as developing top athletes.
By the 1930s, members of the club had become prominent not only in local competitions but also in national championships.
About 25 years ago the name was changed to the Kiwi Swim Club, and it runs weekly lessons at Moana Pool.
Past president and life member of the club Gary Marks said the club had an interesting past. There had been five Olympians — Kath Miller, Ngaire Lane, Jean Stewart, Alison Calder and Naylor — as well as five Commonwealth Games representatives — Winnie Dunn, Debbie Ledgerwood, Ian Bulloch , Calder and Naylor.
Kiwi Club member Jean Stewart was the first New Zealand swimmer to gain an Olympic medal at Helsinki in 1952.
