In 1957 he married fellow swimmer Jean Stewart, who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 100 metres backstroke in 1952.

Their son, Gary Hurring, also became an Olympic swimmer, and their daughter Kim, a television reporter.

While at Iowa he won several NCAA, Big Ten Conference and U.S. national open backstroke titles.

[3] From 1954 Hurring and Jean Stewart coached swimming at Three Kings School in Auckland, and in 1975 they moved to the Takapuna Municipal Pool.

In 1993, aged 61, Hurring collapsed and died on Milford Beach, Auckland from a heart attack.