Denise Johns

[4] She obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture from University of Cincinnati, where she concentrated on rowing rather than volleyball.

[3] She graduated in 2002, and moved to Atlanta, playing amateur beach volleyball on the east coast of America.

After success in those tournaments she moved to San Diego, California where she played on the AVP tour for four years.

[5] She started playing on the AVPTour in 2003, and with Jenelle Koester, won the 2003 AVPNext National Championships.

[1] Denise has volunteered for Premiership 4 Sport, coached for the Volleyball England initiative and is also an ambassador for Go Spike[6] Johns lives in a 175-year-old cottage in Midsomer Norton, Somerset,[2][4] with her husband, Jody Gooding, also a member of the Great Britain team.

Female figures on sand. Two are on the nearside of a net and one on the far side. Two are jumping. To the right are an audience.
Johns (foreground) in action with her teammate Lucy Boulton at Weymouth, Dorset, UK, 2007