Emma Johnson (swimmer)

Emma Clare Johnson (born 24 February 1980) is an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of just 16 (whilst attending the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney as a boarder).

Emma Johnson
Personal information
Full nameEmma Clare Johnson
National team Australia
Born (1980-02-24) 24 February 1980
Sydney, New South Wales
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley

She combined with Susie O'Neill, Julia Greville and Nicole Stevenson to register a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, trailing the American and German teams home. She finished fifth in the 400-metre individual medley, and 9th and 10th respectively in the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre freestyle in individual events at the same Olympics.

Emma won the 400-metre individual medley at the 2017 World Short Course Championships in Sweden. She represented Australia at the 1998 World Championships in Perth, and the 1995 and 1999 Pan Pacific Championships. She retired from competitive swimming in 2000.

Johnson completed a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Psychology at the Australian National University (ANU) in 2005. She currently works at the Australian Sports Anti-doping authority (ASADA) as a Director.

See also

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emma Johnson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  • Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.


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