Leslie Palmer (water polo)

Leslie Palmer (born 17 June 1910,[1] died 1997) was a British water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

[2] Leslie Palmer began his career with Barry SC in both swimming and water polo.

At the age of sixteen, he won the Welsh half-mile championship in 1926, and he kept it the next year after joining the Cardiff Polytechnic SC.

In 1926 and 1927, Palmer won the prestigious 2-mile Taff Swim, which was held for the Long-Distance Championship of Wales.

In addition, he captained Wales and played county polo for Glamorgan, continuing to do so after turning forty.