2007-08 Swimming and Diving Roster

Caroline Johnson 2006-07 Swimming and Diving Roster

Free/Back


Class Senior
Hometown Springfield, MO
High School Glendale
Caroline Johnson - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR:
Four-time all-BIG EAST honoree … claimed the honor in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back and 400 Medley Relay … helped set school records in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay, setting a school record in the latter event … each of her top performances of the season rank among the fastest in school history … finished the 200 Back in 2:01.50 at the BIG EAST Championships … second in the 100 Back at the league meet in 55.34 … posted a 50 Back time of 24.04 against Toledo … blitzed through the 50 Free in 23.64 versus league foes … capped the season with a cameo at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb.

AS A JUNIOR:
Made debut at NCAA Championships in the 200 Free Relay, the 400 Medley Relay and the 100 Back … the 200 Free Relay finished 23rd while the Medley Relay finished 20th … individually, finished 44th in the 100 Back … member of title-winning 200 Free Relay at the BIG EAST Championships … qualified for three individual events at the BIG EAST Championships … finished second in the 100 Back with a career-best time of 55.49 to earn all-BIG EAST honors … member of 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay, each of which placed third at the BIG EAST Championships … earned a total of six all-BIG EAST accolades at the meet.

AS A SOPHOMORE:
A member of the 500 Crescendo Freestyle Relay team that were the heat winner with a record-setting time of 4:32.50 at the Dennis Stark Relays … part of the squad that set the Notre Dame Invitational 200 Medley Relay mark (1:43.37) … finished ninth at the BIG EAST Championships in the 50 Free (23.65) … had three runner-up finishes as part of relay teams in 2006 … the 200 Free Relay team (1:32.23) was the third-best time ever by a Notre Dame squad … she was also part of the 200 Medley Relay team that set a school record with their time of 1:41.91 … the 400 Medley Relay team (3:43.98) also earned runner-up status.

AS A FRESHMAN:
Posted the team[apos]s top time in the 50 Free (23.45), 100 Free (51.02) and 100 Back (55.52) … also part of the school-record holding 800 Free Relay team (7:16.95) … won four BIG EAST championships as part of the 200 Free Relay, 400 Fre Relay, 800 Free Relay and 400 Medley Relay teams … also finished second at the BIG EAST meet in the 50 Free (23.45) and 100 Back (55.52) … also rated fourth on the team in the 200 Back (2:04.96) … finished fifth in the BIG EAST meet in the 100 Free (51.15) … posted NCAA ‘B’ cuts in the 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free and 100 Back – all at the BIG EAST Championships … claimed 11 individual victories during the 2004-05 dual meet season and added another 15 as part of Notre Dame[apos]s winning relay teams … led the team by scoring 301.65 total points in 2004-05.

THE JOHNSON FILE:
Six-time state champion finished prep career holding state records in 50 and 100 Free … accomplished swimmer at Glendale (Mo.) … 2002 Speedo Missouri Swimmer of the Year … voted Athlete of the Meet in 2002 state championships … three-time All-American … won four state crowns (50 and 100 Free, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay) and registered three state records her sophomore campaign … established Glendale records in 50, 100, 200 and 500 Free, as well as 100 Back, 100 Fly, and three relays (200 and 400 Free, 200 Medley) … all-state, all-city and all-conference all four years … 2002 NCSA Junior National champion in the 50m Back … team MVP three times and team captain twice … ranked nationally final three years of her scholastic career … also swam for Springfield Aquatics Club, setting various age-group records in addition to 15-and-over yards marks in 10 events and long-course meters records in 11 races … member of the National Honor Society … born July 10, 1986, in Dunedin, Fla. … daughter of Bonnie and Drue Johnson … has one younger sister … father was the first All-America golfer at the University of Arizona … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.