Terry Denison (swimming coach)

Terry Denison MBE (born 7 December 1940) is a British former swimming coach from Leeds.

Coaching career

Denison was Head Coach at City of Leeds Swimming Club for 30 years.[1] Denison coached at 7 European Championships, 4 Commonwealth Games, 2 World Championships and 6 Olympic games. He retired in March 2003. Swim England described him as "one of Great Britain’s most successful swimming coaches".[2]

Honours and awards

Denison was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1998 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[3] [4] He is a member of the Swim England Hall of Fame [5] and the British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCA) Hall of Fame. He was voted BSCA Coach of the Year 10 times.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Swim Leeds history".
  2. ↑ "Swim England Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  3. ↑ "No. 54993". The London Gazette. 30 December 1997. p. 16.
  4. ↑ "BBC New Year Honours List".
  5. ↑ "Swim England Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  6. ↑ "BSCA Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2026-05-31.
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