David Charles Johnson (born February 20, 1947) is an American former competition

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. Johnson represented the United States at the

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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

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, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's

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team in

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(NCAA) and

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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.IvyLeagueSports.com, History of the Ivy league
NCAA Championships (1957–Present)
. Retrieved October 21, 2012. He graduated from Yale College in 1969, and the

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in 1973.

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* 1947 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the United States Sportspeople from Wilmington, Delaware Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming Yale Bulldogs men's swimmers Yale School of Medicine alumni Universiade gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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