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Bio

	Brittany Johnson
	Class: Jr.         Hometown: Ponte Vedra, Fla. Position: Breast/IM/Mid Free     High School: The Bolles School

2007-08: Finished 12^th in the 1650-yard freestyle, 24^th in the 400 individual medley and 25^th in the 500 free at the America East Championships… Also finished seventh in the 1650 free, 21^st in the 400 IM, 25^th in the 500 free and 48^th in the 200 free at the Patriot Invitational… Won the 500 free against Binghamton and swam season-best times in the 500 free (5:21.02), 1000 free (10:44.67) and 1650 free (17:48.87) at the America East Championships and in the 400 IM (4:53.10) and 200 free (2:04.64) at the Patriot Invitational… Her times in the 400 IM, 500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free were also career-best times.

2006-07: Finished third in the 500 freestyle, fourth in the 1000 free, and was part of the second place 400 free relay in her first collegiate meet against Rider… Was part of the winning 200 medley relay at Marist and finished 21^st in the 1650 free at the Patriot Invite… Won the 500 free and was second in the 200 individual medley against Binghamton… Swam a season best in the 500 free (5:19.85) against East Carolina, in the 1000 free (10:58.87) against Rider, in the 1650 free (18:39.20) at the Patriot Invite, in the 100 breast (1:12.57) against Towson, in the 200 breast (2:33.11) against Binghamton, in the 200 IM (2:18.44) against UNH/Wagner and in the 400 IM (4:56.70) at the America East Championships.

Background: Member of the 2003 Girls’ National High School Championship Team at The Bolles School, which has won 15 straight women’s state titles and has gone undefeated in dual meets for 15 years… Named All Coast Third Team by the Florida Times Union as a junior and senior… Undefeated in 100-breast dual meet competition in her junior year and placed eighth at the state meet in the 100-breast as a senior and 11th as a junior… Named team co-captain as a senior… Has competed with Olympians Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff and Eric Vendt.

Personal: Daughter of Susan and Ron Johnson… Has an older brother, Brandon… Born Sept. 10, 1987… Majoring in pre-physical therapy and hopes to be an athletic trainer for a professional team or a physician’s assistant.