| Mark Johnston | |
| Fullname: | Mark Johnston |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Pacific Dolphins |
| Collegeteam: | University of British Columbia |
| Birth Date: | August 31, 1979 |
| Birth Place: | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Height: | 1.96m (06.43feet) |
| Weight: | 85kg (187lb) |
Mark Johnston (born August 31, 1979) is a former freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, in Sydney, Australia in 2000 and Athens, Greece in 2004. Johnston's consecutive 10-year run on the Canadian national team was longer than any other current swimmer at the time. Born and raised in St. Catharines, he was named to the national team in 1996 while swimming for Swim Brock Niagara (now Brock Niagara Aquatics). He went on to win numerous medals on the world stage throughout his career representing Canada at two Commonwealth Games, five World Championships, the Pan-American Games, three Pan-Pacific Aquatic Championships, and several other major international competitions. He is a 14-time national champion, world championship bronze medallist and his best Olympic result was fifth in the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay in Athens, Greece.[1] He currently works for RBC as the regional manager of investment and retirement planning and volunteers as an aquatics head coach for BC School Sports.
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