1960 | Elected Honorary Life member of Brighton Swimming Club Elected Honorary Life member of Leith 1930 Swimming Club Elected Honorary Life member of Ye Ancient Amphibians Bathing Club |
1970 | Edinburgh City Council, Civic Reception |
1978 | Elected to the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Fort Lauderdale, USA) |
1978 | Amateur sports personality of Ipswich |
1979 | Amateur sports personality of Ipswich |
1979 | Ipswich Town Council, Civic Reception |
1986 | Invited to open Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Stowmarket |
1988 | Honorary citizen of Dervio (Lake Como) |
1993 | Honorary citizen of Nikiti (Greece) |
1997 | Invitation to Garden Party at Buckingham Palace (Queen's Golden Wedding) |
1997 | Pfizer Vision and Mission, UK, voted No. 1 in the "Achievement/Performance" section |
1998 | Invitation to meet the Mayor of Amposta |
1999 | Elected British Long Distance Swimming Association "Swimmer of the Year" |
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