Mark Johnston (born August 31, 1979) is a former
freestyle
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swimmer
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from Canada, who competed at two consecutive
Summer Olympic Games
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, 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 and his best Olympic result was the fifth place in the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay in Athens, Greece in 2004.
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Mark Johnston
Retrieved April 27, 2015. He currently works as the regional manager of investment and retirement planning a
Career Highlights:
* Canadian National Swim Team Member
from 1996 to 2005
* 14-Time National Champion in the 200, 400 and 1500 Freestyle
* Bronze Medallist at the
1999
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and
2002 FINA World Swimming Championships
* Finalist at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games
* Silver Medallist at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
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* CIS: Canadian Interuniversity Sport Athletic All Canadian
* 23 Medals (16 Gold) at the CIS Swimming Championships
* St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2017
* University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2015
* Denis Morris High School Hall of Fame Inductee, 2000
* St. Catharines Athlete of the Year, 1999
* Coaching the Vancouver Technical Secondary School swim team in 2021-2022 to great success
* Coaching with Exceleration Multisport
* Designed swim cap for Vancouver Technical Secondary(Best swim team in Vancouver)
* 2 time RBC performance convention winner
See also
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List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
This is the complete list of men's Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming from 1930 to 2022.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
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1979 births
Living people
Canadian male freestyle swimmers
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Olympic swimmers of Canada
Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from St. Catharines
UBC Thunderbirds swimmers
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
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