John Martin-Dye
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| Born | 21 May 1940 Shepherd's Bush, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 December 2022 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Penguin Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Martin-Dye (21 May 1940 – 31 December 2022) was a retired British swimmer.
Early life
[edit]John Martin-Dye was born on 21 May 1940 in Shepherd's Bush. He was educated at Coverdale Junior School and Sloane Grammar School.[1]
Swimming career
[edit]He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[2] He competed in four freestyle events at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics; his best achievements were fourth place in the 4 × 200 m relay in 1960 and seventh place in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1964.[3] The fourth place in 1960 was good enough for a new European record.[4]
He represented England and won two bronze medals in the 440 yards freestyle relay and the 880 yards freestyle relay, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
Four years later he won another bronze medal in the 440 yards freestyle relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[6]
He won the 1961 ASA British National Championship 110 yards freestyle title, the 220 yards freestyle title, was three times winner of the 440 Yards freestyle (1960, 1961, 1963)[7][8] and the 1963 mile champion.[9]
Water polo
[edit]He started swimming in 1948 at Penguin Swimming Club in Shepherd's Bush. He was not only a swimmer, but also competed for Great Britain in water polo. Around 1966 he moved to Watford where he coaches the local water polo team. His youngest son Graham is also a swimmer and water polo player; he competed in Australia,[4] but in 2012 was a captain of the Watford polo team.[10]
Death
[edit]Martin-Dye died on 31 December 2022, at the age of 82.[1][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Matthews, Anthony (1 February 2023). "Obituary: Olympian and Watford club coach John Martin-Dye". Watford Observer.
- ^ John MARTIN-DYE. les-sports.info
- ^ John Martin-Dye Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Interview with John Martin-Dye. watfordswimmingclub.co.uk (2004).
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""Records And Title For Miss Long." Times, 21 Sept. 1960, p. 19". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "From a Swimming Correspondent. "Swimmers Give Promise Of Even Greater Things." Times, 4 Sept. 1961, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still." Times, 2 Sept. 1963, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Water Polo Match Reports. watfordswimmingclub.co.uk
- ^ "John Martin-Dye". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- 1940 births
- 2022 deaths
- Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- People from Shepherd's Bush
- Swimmers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- English male water polo players
- British male water polo players