Full name David Charles Johnson Role Swimmer Strokes Freestyle swimming Name David Johnson Education Yale University | Sport Swimming Weight 75 kg National team United States Height 1.85 m | |
Born February 20, 1947 (age 77) ( 1947-02-20 ) Wilmington, Delaware Club Philadelphia Aquatic Club College team Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving | ||
David Charles Johnson (born February 20, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer.
Johnson represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. relay teams in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle and men's 4×200-meter freestyle. He did not receive a medal in either event because only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were eligible for medals under the 1968 Olympic rules.
Johnson attended Yale University, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Ivy League competition from 1967 to 1969. He was a member of the Yale team that won the NCAA national championship in the 800-yard freestyle relay in 1968. He graduated from Yale College in 1969, and the Yale School of Medicine in 1973.