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Johnson is the first American woman with an S1 ranking to swim her events at a
national level. She started swimming with the local United Cerebral Palsy
program (UCP) in 1994. Johnson first swam at the national level at the UCP
Nationals in 1995. She trained with coach Don Watkinds and the UCP-sponsored San
Diego Bullets Swim Team until 1998, and now swims for Watkinds Peninsula
Aquatics Swim Team.
Since joining Watkinds' program, Johnson has swum without flotation aids. She
holds American records in the 50-meter backstroke, 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter
backstroke, 100-meter freestyle, 200-meter backstroke; and world records in the
100-meter backstroke, 200-meter
backstroke.
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