Denise Spencer

Denise Dowling Henderson (née Spencer;^[1][2] 9 September 1929 – 6 September 1998) was an Australian freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Denise Spencer

Personal information
Birth name	Denise Dowling Spencer
Full name	Denise Dowling Henderson
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1929-09-09)9 September 1929 Roma, Queensland, Australia
Died	6 September 1998(1998-09-06) (aged 68) Tugun, Queensland, Australia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Representing  Australia British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1950 Auckland 4x110yd freestyle relay

Henderson was born in the Queensland town of Roma in 1929, and until the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was the only Olympic athlete from the town.^[4] In 1948, Roma Town Council named a street Spencer Street in her honour, being the location of the swimming baths where she learned to swim.^[5] In September 1950, she married stock manager and auctioneer George Henderson.^[6]

Henderson died on 6 September 1998 at John Flynn Hospital in Tugun on the Gold Coast.^[7]