Brian Johns

Brian Lawrence Johns (born August 5, 1982) is a former competition swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers (later Rapids) swim clubs. He started swimming at age five. He attended the University of British Columbia, where he was a member of the UBC Thunderbirds varsity swimming team. He held the world record in the 400-metre individual medley (short-course), with a time of 4:02.72. He won a silver medal at the 2002 world championships in Moscow, Russia in the 400-metre individual medley, and a bronze at the 1999 World Championships in Hong Kong in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.

Brian Johns
Personal information
Full nameBrian Lawrence Johns
National team Canada
Born (1982-08-05) August 5, 1982
Regina, Saskatchewan
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
College teamUniversity of British Columbia
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (LC)
2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
2002 Moscow 400 m medley
1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester 400 m medley
2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle
2006 Melbourne 200 m medley
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg 4×200 m freestyle
Universiade
2007 Bangkok 200 m medley

He was a member of the Canadian team that finished in fifth place in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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