Josh Johnston

Photo by: Dave Wegiel

Class:
Senior
Position:
Breaststroke
Hometown:
Minnetrista, Minn.
High School:
Mound Westonka HS

Career Notes

Ranks 14th in team history in the 200 breast (1:56.72)

Career Honors and Awards

2025 CSCAA Spring Scholar All American Second Team
3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
Four-time winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquets (2022-25)

2024-25 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... won Outstanding Student-Athlete Award with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher at the team banquet ... First Chance Meet: took first in 200 breast (1:56.72), second in 100 breast (53.82) ... Purdue/Northwestern Dual: placed fourth in 200 breast (1:57.37) and sixth in 100 breast (54.22), competed in 200 medley relay ... Arizona State Dual: notched sixth in 100 breast (55.12) and 200 breast (2:00.43) ... Minnesota Invitational: placed 14th in 100 breast (55.10), 15th in 200 breast (2:00.48), competed in 50 free prelims ... Wisconsin Dual: took eighth in 100 breast (55.94) and 200 breast (2:03.53), competed in 200 medley relay ... St. Thomas/SDSU Tri-Dual: notched first in 100 breast (55.16), 200 breast (2:01.39) ... Army Dual: placed fifth in 200 breast (2:00.95)

2023-24 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... First Chance Meet: won the 200 breast (1:58.55) and came in third in the 100 breast (54.80)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: finished 11th in the 200 breast (2:01.64)... Pitt Dual: captured sixth in both the 100 breast (57.34) and 200 breast (2:05.12)... Tampa Dual: won both the 100 breast (57.11) and 200 breast (2:04.58)... Minnesota Invite: finished 16th in the 200 breast (2:02.09), 18th in the 100 breast (55.44) and 43rd in the 200 IM (1:54.15)... Wisconsin Dual: placed fourth in the 200 breast (2:03.87)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: captured second in the 100 breast (57.04)... SMU Dual: came in sixth in the 200 breast (2:03.50)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed fourth in the 100 breast (57.35)

2022-23 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... Big Tens: came in 26th in the 100 breast (55.80) and 27th in the 200 breast (2:01.08) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took ninth in the 200 breast (2:03.35) and 10th in the 100 breast (56.26); also part of the 200 medley relay that took fourth (1:27.95) and the 200 free relay that was eighth (1:23.18) ... Minnesota Invite: came in 20th in the 200 breast finals (2:00.99), 35th in the 100 breast prelims (55.99) and 47th in the 200 IM prelims (1:53.20) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed fifth in the 100 breast (57.13) and 200 breast (2:06.05); also part of the 200 medley relay that was fourth (1:31.89) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took fifth in the 100 back (52.70) and 200 back (1:55.69) ... SMU Dual: finished third in the 100 breast (57.06) and 200 breast (2:06.21); also part of the 400 medley relay that finished fourth (3:25.05) and the 200 medley relay that was seventh (1:34.54) ... South Dakota Dual: won the 200 breast (2:06.34), placed third in the 100 breast (57.69) and helped the 200 medley relay (1:34.14) to a fifth-place finish

2021-22 Freshman Season: Won Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet • finished 20th in the finals of both the 100 breast (55.80) and 200 breast (2:00.02) at the Big Ten Championships • placed ninth in the 200 breast (2:04.49) and 11th in the 100 breast (57.15) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue; also helped a 200 medley relay team to sixth (1:30.01) • finished 10th in the 200 breast (2:07.01) and 11th in the 100 breast (58.18) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; helped a 200 medley relay to eighth place (1:33.78) • at the Minnesota Invite, claimed 28th in the 100 breast finals (56.75), 29th in the 200 breast finals (2:03.83) and 51st in the 200 IM prelims (1:53.38); also helped the 200 (1:30.80) and 400 (3:18.11) medley relays to 18th-place finishes · finished fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:33.00) and sixth in the 100 breast (57.09) and 200 breast (2:05.60) versus Wisconsin • won the 200 breast (2:06.54) and placed third in the 100 back (52.61) and 200 medley relay (1:33.69) against St. Thomas • in his collegiate debut, took third in the 100 breast (57.85), fourth in the 200 breast (2:06.77) and sixth in the 400 medley relay (3:25.74) at Purdue

High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of Mound Westonka High School, where he swam for coaches Ben Hanson and Cheryl Kittleson • also swam for Minnesota Flyers • finished seventh in the 200m IM at the 2021 Minnesota Long Course Senior State Championships • recorded two fifth place finishes in the 100m and 200m breast at the 2021 Speedo Sectionals in Minneapolis • touched third in both the 100 and 200 breast at the 2020 Minnesota Senior Championships • placed fifth in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 IM at the 2020 MSHSL Class A State Championships • registered multiple Junior National cuts • USA Swimming Scholastic All-American • two-time All-American, All-State and All-Conference honoree • held a 4.0 GPA throughout High School • holds six Mound Westonka HS records in the 100 breast, 500 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM and 400 free relay

Personal: Son of Matthew and Jennifer Johnston • has two sisters, Kate and Anna • enjoys reading, playing piano and music in his free time • served on several MNSI Swimming Committees and the Board of Directors.