John Martin-Dye
{{short description|British swimmer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|5|21|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|31|1940|5|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Shepherd's Bush, London, England
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| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| sport = Swimming
| club = Penguin Swimming Club
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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 1962 Leipzig | 4×100 m freestyle}}
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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire & Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze| 1962 Perth | 440y freestyle relay}}
{{MedalBronze| 1962 Perth | 880y freestyle relay}}
{{MedalBronze| 1966 Kingston | 440y freestyle relay}}
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John Martin-Dye (21 May 1940 – 31 December 2022) was a retired British swimmer.
Early life
John Martin-Dye was born on 21 May 1940 in Shepherd's Bush. He was educated at Coverdale Junior School and Sloane Grammar School.{{cite web|last1=Matthews|first1=Anthony|title=Obituary: Olympian and Watford club coach John Martin-Dye|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/23292466.obituary-olympian-watford-club-coach-john-martin-dye/|website=Watford Observer|date=1 February 2023}}
Swimming career
He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. 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. The fourth place in 1960 was good enough for a new European record.
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.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/perth-1962/athletes|title=1962 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/52967|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-date=1 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101132854/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/52967|url-status=dead}}
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){{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS319774517/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=bbe42bf0|title="Records And Title For Miss Long." Times, 21 Sept. 1960, p. 19|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS67592484/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=7e2406ce|title=From a Swimming Correspondent. "Swimmers Give Promise Of Even Greater Things." Times, 4 Sept. 1961, p. 4|publisher=Times Digital Archive}} and the 1963 mile champion.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS50685218/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=f983741d|title=From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still." Times, 2 Sept. 1963, p. 3|website=Times Digital Archive}}
Water polo
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, but in 2012 was a captain of the Watford polo team.
Death
Martin-Dye died on 31 December 2022, at the age of 82.{{cite web|title=John Martin-Dye|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/47334|website=Olympedia |access-date=15 April 2024}}
See also
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Category:Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Category:English male freestyle swimmers
Category:British male freestyle swimmers
Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:People from Shepherd's Bush
Category:Swimmers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham