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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Swimming
70 people have received a UK honour for Swimming in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Medal / BEM
2025
Member (MBE)
Stephanie Elizabeth Slater
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, School Food Matters and Co-Chair, School Food Alliance. For services to Young People”
Poppy Willow Maskill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Middlewich, Cheshire
“For services to Swimming”
William Thomas Ellard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Beccles, Suffolk
“For services to Swimming”
Stephen Clegg
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Swimming”
Katherine Jane Batts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Rochester, Kent
“Lately Treasurer, City of Rochester Swimming and Lifeguard Club. For Voluntary Service to Swimming and to the Royal Life Saving Society”
Officer (OBE)
Duncan William Macnaughton Scott
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Swimming”
Alice Rose Tai
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
New Milton, Hampshire
“For services to Swimming”
Tully Alicia Jacqueline Kearney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Swimming”
2024
Medal / BEM
Antony Michael Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
“Swimming Technical Official. For services to Swimming and Para Swimming”
Kathleen Louisa Kynaston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Holyhead, Anglesey
“Lately Chair, Shrewsbury Amateur Swimming Club. For services to Swimming and to the community in Shropshire”
Sean Balmer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Cockermouth, Cumbria
“Coach, Cockermouth Swimming Club. For services to Swimming in Cumbria”
2023
Medal / BEM
Eleanor Walsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Cockermouth, Cumbria
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Cockermouth, Cumbria.”
Frank Dermott Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For voluntary services to Swimming in Northern Ireland”
Kay Lois Grimshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in the London Borough of Lewisham”
Vernon Rudolph Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Coach, Bridgefield Swimming Club. For services to Swimming in Liverpool”
Peter Dempster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Clydebank, Dunbartonshire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Clydebank”
2022
Member (MBE)
Maisie Summers-Newton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
“For services to Swimming”
Anna Hopkin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Swimming”
Calum George Jarvis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bath, Somerset
“For services to Swimming”
James Guy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bath, Somerset
“For services to Swimming”
Freya Anderson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Swimming”
Hannah Louise Miley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Blackburn, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Swimming and to Women in Sport”
Matthew Richards
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bath, Somerset
“For services to Swimming”
Stephen Parry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Swimming”
Reece Dunn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Swimming”
Thomas William Darnton Dean
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Maidenhead, Berkshire
“For services to Swimming”
Kathleen Mary Dawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Swimming and Women in Sport”
Jordan Michael Catchpole
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Beccles, Suffolk
“For services to Swimming”
Officer (OBE)
Chris Spice
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“National Performance Director, British Swimming. For services to Swimming and High Performance Sport”
Adam George Peaty
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Kegworth, Leicestershire
“For services to Swimming”
Bethany Charlotte Firth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Swimming”
Hannah Russell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Chertsey, Surrey
“For services to Swimming”
2021
Member (MBE)
Melanie Marshall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Swimming and Charity”
Colleen Blair
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Aberfeldy, Angus
“Regional Swimming Development Manager, Scottish Swimming and Open Water Adventurer. For services to Swimming”
2020
Member (MBE)
Elizabeth Anne Youens
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Wendover, Buckinghamshire
“For voluntary service to Swimming in Wendover, Buckinghamshire”
Thomas Lindsay
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Bangor, County Down
“Senior Coach, Ards Swimming Club. For services to Swimming in Northern Ireland”