We are sad to say goodbye to John Martin-Dye who died today.
John joined Penguin in 1948 when he was eight, and he grew to be a top swimmer and water polo player who stayed with the Club throughout his life, although also played for Watford in later years.
As a swimmer John was a double Olympian. As a water polo player he represented Great Britain internationally and was part of the Penguin team that won the British Championships in 1965.
Left to right
Back row: Ken Rogers, John Martin-Dye, Ted (Curly) Gerald, Terry Bushell.
Front row: Terry Fray, Lewis Bloomfield, Bobby Wollaston.
With the London Water Polo League Referees Cup, the Middlesex County Water Polo League shield and an unknown trophy.
John’s son, Graham, says, ‘John was an amazing father! His ethic in life was inspirational. He always worked hard to achieve anything, and never gave up. He lived life and travelled the world. He was always there for me and supported me in anything I wanted to do. He gave so much of this time back to sport and the community.’
Read more about John in the blog post written by Graham, last year.
Our thoughts are with John’s wife Delia, Graham and all the family.
RIP John.
