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John Martin-Dye
Personal information
Born(1940-05-21)21 May 1940
Shepherd's Bush, London, England
Died31 December 2022(2022-12-31) (aged 82)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubPenguin Swimming Club

Medal record

Representing  United Kingdom
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m freestyle
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 440y freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 880y freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Kingston 440y freestyle relay

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 GamesinPerth, 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]

  1. ^ 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.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Martin-Dye&oldid=1219113741"

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