Julie Kathryn Howard (born October 23, 1976), later known by her married name Julie Johnson, is a former international

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...

and

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimm ...

swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics. At the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain, she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100-metre butterfly and 100-metre backstroke. Four years later at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, United States, Howard's best finish was the fifth place with the Canadian relay team in the 4×100-metre medley, alongside Sarah Evanetz, Guylaine Cloutier and Shannon Shakespeare. In 1995 she won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the

1995 FINA Short Course World Championships The 2nd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was an international swimming meet held on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 30 November until 3 December 1995. The meet featured 32 events swum in a short course (25m) pool. The United S ...

, teaming up with Jessica Amey,

Lisa Flood Lisa Anne Flood (born August 1, 1971) is a Canadian former competitive swimming (sport), swimmer and breaststroke specialist. Flood competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ...

and Shannon Shakespeare. She now teaches STRIDE and AIG in W.H. Robinson elementary school, and French at Markham District High School.

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* * * 1976 births Living people Canadian female backstroke swimmers Canadian female butterfly swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic swimmers for Canada Sportspeople from Brantford Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century Canadian women {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub