Liz Johnson
D.O.B: 3rd December 1985
Club: Manchester HPC
Coach: Mick Massey

PERSONAL BESTS

Event Time Year Record
Long Course S6 50m Freestyle 39.41 2008  
Long Course S6 100m Backstroke 1:42.90 2009  
Long Course SB6 100m Breaststroke 1:38.89 2011  
Long Course SB6 200m Breaststroke 3:40.33 2012 ER
Long Course S6 50m Butterfly 43.45 2011  
Long Course SM6 200m Individual Medley 3:20.48 2008

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Competition Event Year Time Medal/Position
Paralympic Games 100m Breaststroke 2012 1:40.90 BRONZE
  200m Individual Medley (SM6)   3:25.64 6th
  50m Freestyle (S6) 2008 39.41 8th
  100m Breaststroke (SB6)   1:41.87 GOLD
  50m Butterfly (S6)   45.94 12th
  100m Breaststroke (SB6) 2004 1.45.33 SILVER
  50m Butterfly (S6)   46.64 9th
  200m Individual Medley (SM6)   3.31.37 5th
IPC World Championships 100m Breaststroke (SB6) 2010 1:39.88 BRONZE
  200m Individual Medley (SM6)   3:27.80 6th
  50m Freestyle (S6) 2006 41.54 8th
  100m Breaststroke (SB6)   1.40.83 GOLD
  50m Butterfly (S6)   45.58 7th
  200m Individual Medley (SM6)   3.25.46 4th
  4x50m Freestyle Relay (20pts)   3.14.53 GOLD
  100m Breaststroke (SB6) 2002    
  50m Butterfly (S6)      
IPC European Championships 100m Breaststroke (SB6) 2011 1:38.89 GOLD
  50m Butterfly (S6)   44.17 7th
  200m Individual Medley (SM6)   3:24.70 6th
  50m Freestyle (S6) 2009 41.01 6th
  100m Backstroke (S6)   1:42.90 5th
  100m Breaststroke (SB6)   1:41.36 SILVER
  100m Breaststroke (SB6) 2001    
  50m Butterfly (S7)      
  200m Individual Medley (SM7)     BRONZE
IPC World Championships (25m) 100m Breaststroke (SB6) 2009 1:38.82 GOLD
  100M Individual Medley (SM6)   1:32.69 BRONZE
  200M Individual Medley (SM6)   2:17.47 BRONZE
Commonwealth Games 100m Freestyle (EAD) 2002 1:38.56 9th

DOMESTIC EVENTS

 

Competition Event Year Time Medal/Position
British Championships 50m Freestyle 2012 42.44 23rd
  100m Backstroke   1:44.07 20th
  100m Breaststroke   1:43.32 7th
  50m Butterfly   45.36 SILVER
  100m Breaststroke 2011 1:40.40 SILVER
  200m Individual Medley   3:24.64 5th
  100m Backstroke 2010 1:44.64 14th
  100m Breaststroke   1:39.58 GOLD
  200m Individual Medley   3:27.76 SILVER
  50m Freestyle 2009 41.12 6th
  100m Breaststroke 2008 1:41.20 GOLD
  50m Butterfly   44.18 SILVER
  200m Individual Medley   3:20.48 4th
  100m Freestyle 2007 1:32.76 12th
  50m Breaststroke   47.26 GOLD
  100m Breaststroke   1:43.76 GOLD
  200m Individual Medley   3:30.38 GOLD
  50m Freestyle 2006 42.12 8th
  50m Breaststroke   48.04 GOLD
  100m Breaststroke   1:41.17 GOLD
  50m Butterfly   50.26 4th
  200m Individual Medley   3:35.16 BRONZE
  50m Breaststroke 2004 49.71 GOLD
  100m Breaststroke   1:46.36 SILVER
  50m Butterfly   50.58 BRONZE
  100m Breaststroke 2003 1:50.30 5th
  50m Butterfly   45.93 BRONZE
  200m Individual Medley   3:43.20 GOLD
British International Disability Championships 100m Breaststroke 2012 1:42.64 9th
  50m Butterfly 2011 45.13 BRONZE

GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS

The 100m Breaststroke at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics. I achieved my ambition of winning a Paralympic gold medal and produced the win even though I was going through some difficult personal circumstances.

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