Turner retired with 34 years coaching experience, having coached at numerous collegiate programs and nationally ranked club teams, including Indiana University (Bloomington), the YMCA of the Triangle Area Swim Team (Raleigh North Carolina), and Irvine Novaquatics (Irvine California).
Turner was the head assistant coach for the Hoosiers from 2001 to 2003, helping them achieve their first ever Women's Big Ten Championship Title.
While head coach of the YMCA of the Triangle Area Swim Team in Raleigh, North Carolina, Turner led his team to a 2006 YMCA Combined National Championship title, producing a number of individual and relay national champions.
In 2006 Turner coached swimmer Charlie Houchin to the USA National Team.
Turner, originally from Florence, South Carolina, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee (B.S.).