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Lance Johnson - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

LanceJohnson

  • position Breast/IM
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Pewaukee, Wis.
  • High school Arrowhead High School
BIO

Top Times (SCY):
100 Breast: 53.85 (CSCAA National Invitational, 3/15/24)
200 Breast: 1:56.69 (CSCAA National Invitational, 3/16/24)
200 IM: 1:47.58 (CSCAA National Invitational, 3/14/24)
400 IM: 3:47.25 (SEC Championships, 2/22/24)

Top Times (LCM):
100 Breast: 1:02.85 (Speedo Junior National Championships, 07/31/23)
200 Breast: 2:15.15 (Speedo Junior National Championships, 08/04/23)
200 IM: 2:06.58 (Tennessee Invitational, 11/15/23)
400 IM: 4:24.83 (Speedo Sectionals – Minneapolis, 07/15/22)

In the Record Book: 

  • No. 5 in 100 breast (2024)
  • No. 6 in 200 breast (2024)
  • No. 10 in 400 IM (2024)

2023-24 (Freshman): Competed as CSCAA National Invitational where he grabbed podium finishes in the 400 IM (2nd, 3:47.46) and 200 breast (3rd, 1:56.69). Also set a personal best in the 200 IM, where he finished seventh (1:47.75) and 100 breast (9th, 53.85) … Scored in two events at the SEC Championships finishing 22nd in the 100 breast (54.15) and 23rd in the 400 IM (3:49.40) … Was victorious in the 200 breast against Cincinnati (1:57.78) … Placed second in the 100 breast (53.86) and 200 breast (1:58.67) against Alabama … At Tennessee Invitational, he was sixth in the 100 breast (54.53), 6th in the 200 breast (1:58.49), 11th in the 400 IM (3:53.77) and 15th in the 200 IM (1:49.96) … Made collegiate debut vs. Indiana.

Prior to UK: Two-time Wisconsin State Champion … 2022 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Swimmer of the Year … Eight-time High School All-American … High school captain … Two-time Olympic Trials Qualifier.

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