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TERRY BUCK

Terry Buck (July 6, 1943(not 1944??)-March 2005) was an Australian swimming coach and also competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He coached for Australia at an international level from 1976 till 1986 and was national coach of the Australian team 1976 to 1984. He died in a tractor accident on his Tweed Heads farm in early March 2005. He was 61. Buck was a life member of the Clovelly Surf Club, was a national surf lifesaving title holder, and Australian representative. http://www.bangladeshnews.net/story/574416
At that time he was still active in swimming and surf lifesaving, and coaching young people at the Tweed Heads Swimming Pool and Coolangatta Surf Club. http://www.bangladeshnews.net/story/574416 Buck was the only person to have represented Australia at the Olympic Games as an athlete, Head Coach and Team Manager (1992 and 1996) and also represented Australia in surf life saving, with the Clovelly Surf Club.[1] Buck also served the Australian Swim Coaches and Teachers’ Association as Chairman, and a term as director of Swimming Australia. Biography-SportsReference.Com Accessed 11 December 2009

Olympic Competition
1964 Tokyo Olympics Men's 400 metres Individual Medley Biography-SportsReference.Com Accessed 11 December 2009

Coaching/Managing
1976 Montreal Olympics •
1984 Los Angeles Olympics (Head Coach)
1992 ?? Olympics (Team Manager)
1996 ?? Olympics (Team Manager)

Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton
Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane
Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh

Pan Pacific Championships 1985 Tokyo

World Championships 1978 Berlin
World Championships 1982 Guayaquil
World Championships 1986 Madrid

Allegation and Investigation
In 2001 he was investigated for allegations of misconduct (sexual abuse?) towards children he had trained in the past. This was investigated by Strike Force Solano (created in late 2000). But charges were dropped in April 2001 due to “lack of evidence”. He was privately? sued March 7, 2001 by Greg Rogers, a 1968 and 1972 Olympian for A$750,000. Rogers offered to settle the civil case two years later if Buck paid him $50,000. but the matter was settled in September 2003 when both parties agreed to pay their own expenses.

"When I found out my brother, from the age of eight, was sodomized by this evil, evil liar, I told the facts that happened to me," Rogers told the Seven Network. "I have personally watched him interfere with over 29, 30 people." http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/coach-chose-victim-to-be-his-daughters-godfather/story-e6frg6n6-1225808399120

Steven Foley, a triple Olympian (1976, 1980 and 1984) was Buck's assistant coach in 1984-85 and later assisted the police with an unrelated child abuse case involving a swimming coach in Sydney. "I virtually grew up in the Buck household and some of my fondest memories are of Terry Buck," Mr Foley said. He said he had never witnessed any inappropriate behaviour from Buck and did not believe it at first.

The allegations emerged publicly in December 2009. This prompted Paul Shearer, to come forward with similar allegation of abuse by another ”top Australian swimming coach” http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/981420/second-swimmer-abused-by-coach

“Mr Shearer kept his experiences secret for nearly 20 years before telling his parents after a broken marriage and two attempted suicides.”
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2009/12/09/Swimmer_tells_of_sexual_abuse_403740.html Wednesday, December 09, 2009 » 08:19am

Support
His widow Laraine steadfastly denied the allegations. MICHAEL COWLEY Terry Buck's widow speaks out SMH December 10, 2009, Accessed 11 December 2009

Many other notable sporting and coaching figures were similary stunned by the allegations.
Kieren Perkins a member of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic teams presided over by Don Talbot as coach, and Buck as manager. "..you just can't believe the Terry Buck I knew could be accused of such a thing"
Don Talbot, also coached Buck as a swimmer. Said "I'm absolutely staggered"
Jane Saville Athens 20km walk bronze medallist began her career in the pool at Buck's Heffron Park
Samantha O'Brien, former world champion ironwoman
1984 Olympian Audrey Moore,
surf lifesaving icons Nathan Steiner and
1991 Coolangatta Gold winner Michael King (swimmer), and
Angelo Basalo, who spent 27 years working with Buck. He said the allegations were "ridiculous". [2] Nicole Jeffery From: The Australian, 08 December 2009 12:00AM Accessed 11 December 2009
Gary Winram, an Olympian in 1956, life-long friend of Buck's was devastated
MICHAEL COWLEY Perkins and Talbot stunned and saddened by claims against Buck SMH 8 December 2009, Accessed 11 December 2009

Former Australian swimming team psychologist Clark Perry said he never saw any evidence of deviant behaviour from Buck during their close five-year working relationship.[3] Nicole Jeffery From: The Australian, 08 December 2009 12:00AM Accessed 11 December 2009