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Canadian Coach Tom Johnson To Be Inducted Into BC Sports Hall of Fame

Canadian swim coach Tom Johnson has been named one of ten inductees into the BC Sports Hall of Fame, going in as a builder. The inductees will be honored at a ceremony at Parq Vancouver on May 31st.

Johnson has long been a staple on National Team staffs throughout his career, including coaching at ten Olympic Games, 14 World Championships and eleven Commonwealth Games. His swimmers have won nearly 200 international medals throughout his career, with over fifty of his athletes competing at the Olympics. Highlights include Brent Hayden‘s 2012 Olympic bronze and 2007 World Championship gold, both in the 100 freestyle. More recently, Emily Overholt won bronze at the 2015 World Championships in the 400 IM, and earned a relay bronze at the 2016 Games in Rio.

Starting his career with the Canadian Dolphins Swim Club, who he led from 1979 to 1989, Johnson moved to the University of British Columbia, where he served as varsity head coach for fifteen years. UBC was a dominant force under Johnson’s tenure, and he was named CIS Coach of the Year 12 times, six each for men and women. He also helped build the National Training Centre there in 1998.

Currently, Johnson is the head coach of High Performance Centre – Vancouver, where he trains the likes of Overholt, and other Olympians such as Yuri KisilMarkus Thormeyer and Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson.

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IssI
6 years ago

The Johnson brothers taught my children to swim at Pointe Claire years ago. They worked for George Gates at that time.

CoachGB
6 years ago

Sorry about repeats didn’t know they were going in.

CoachGB
6 years ago

Yes under George Gates..

CoachGB
6 years ago

Yes they did and I believe it is George Gates a great man and coach.

CoachGB
6 years ago

They did and I believe it is George Gates a great man and coach.

SwimFan 192
6 years ago

Congrats Tom! About time.

SwimSwamFan
6 years ago

Sorry, meant to say “… didnt the Johnson boyz…”

SwimSwamFan
6 years ago

Did the Johnson boyz start coaching in Pt-Claire, under M. Gates?

About James Sutherland

James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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