The West London Penguin Swimming and Water Polo Club, also known as the West London Penguins, is a British water polo and masters swimming club with history dating back to 1916. It was formed in 1976 as the Hammersmith Penguin Swimming Club by the merger of the Hammersmith Ladies Swimming Club (founded 1916) and Penguin Swimming Club (1921). It states its date of foundation as 1921. Founding members of the clubs included four-time Olympian and gold medallist Rob Derbyshire, who was later inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and his wife, Alice. For over fifty years, the clubs were organised separately for men and women; between them, they had more than 40 athletes who competed at the international level, including the Summer Olympic Games. The two clubs had several divers, including four-time Olympian Belle White, the first British diver to win an Olympic medal, and the first to win a European championship. Notable water polo players have included Francesca Snell, who competed for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics, and Ron Turner, a two-time Olympian who helped the Penguins win four of their seven National Water Polo Championship titles between 1926 and 1966, both as a player and as a coach. In addition, John Martin-Dye, who swam for Great Britain in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, and won three bronze medals for England at two Commonwealth Games, also competed in water polo for Penguin in the National League. More information...
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