Brian Johns

Brian Johns

Personal information
Full name	Brian Lawrence Johns
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1982-08-05) August 5, 1982 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	UBC Dolphins
College team	UBC Thunderbirds
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Canada World Championships (LC) Bronze 2007 Melbourne[1] 4x200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Silver 2002 Moscow 400 m medley Bronze 1999 Hong Kong 4x200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games Silver 2002 Manchester[2] 400 m medley Silver 2002 Manchester 4x200 m freestyle Bronze 2006 Melbourne[3] 200 m medley Pan American Games Bronze 1999 Winnipeg 4x200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships Bronze 1999 Sydney 4x200 m freestyle Summer Universiade Gold 2007 Bangkok 200 m medley

Brian Lawrence Johns (born August 5, 1982) is an Olympic 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 is currently attending the University of British Columbia and is on the varsity swimming team. He held the world record in the 400 m 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 IM and a bronze at the 1999 World Championships in Hong Kong in the 4x200 m Freestyle Relay.

He was a member of the Canadian team that finished in fifth place in the 4x200m Relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Olympic finishes

• 2000 Sydney – 15th place 200m IM, 7th place 4x200m freestyle relay
• 2004 Athens – 15th place 400m IM, 5th place 4x200m freestyle relay
• 2008 Beijing – 7th place in 400 IM, 5th place in 4x200m freestyle relay

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