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Tulane University Athletics

2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Parker Waters
Parker Waters
Parker Waters
N.C. Brown
Olivia Johnson

Olivia Johnson

  • Position
    Free/IM
  • Class
    Senior
  • Highschool
    William Henry Harrison
  • Hometown
    West Lafayette, Ind.

Biography

CAREER TOP TIMES
200 Breast: 2:16.60 at AAC Championship (2/18/17)
200 Fly:  2:02.43 at Dual-a-Pool-Ooza (10/19/19)
200 IM: 2:01.71 at AAC Championship (2/17/18)
400 IM: 4:07.72 at AAC Championship (2/21/20)
500 Free: 4:45.06 at AAC Championship (2/20/20)
1000 Free: 9:53.64 at AAC Championship (2/22/20)
1650 Free: 16:18.63 at AAC Championship (2/22/20)

As a Senior (2019-20): Opened the year on a high note as she won the 1,000 freestyle event, finishing in a time of 10:13.57 at LSU (Sept. 28)...Posted a pair of runner-up finishes at Dual-A-Pool-Ooza (Oct. 18) in the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard breaststroke)...Posted a winning performance in the in the 400 IM during the second day of Dual-A-Pool-Ooza (Oct. 19), clocking a time of 4:19.99 finishing nearly eight seconds ahead of runner-up Charlotte Simon from Denver...Clocked a qualifying standard for the 2020 Olympic Trials, as she posted a mark of 2:16.99 in the 200 IM at the Toyota U.S. Open (Dec. 4)...Two days later at the Toyota U.S. Open, she took 12th in the 400 IM ...Posted a winning performance of 4:20.39 in the 400 IM at the FGCU Quad Meet (Jan. 4)...Won a pair of races against West Florida and Hendrix (Jan. 10), claiming both the 1650-yard freestyle (16:53.30) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.62)...Concluded her collegiate career at home against SMU (Jan. 25) on a high note, as she won the 1000 freestyle in a time of 10:03.80...Made three trips to the medal stand at the American Athletic Conference Championships (Feb. 19-22)...Captured her third career AAC gold medal, as she won the 400 IM in a school-record time of 4:07.72...She also earned third-place finishes in the 1650-yard freestyle and on the 800-yard relay team which finished in a school time of 7:14.30...Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 IM and the 1,650-yard freestyle, but was unable to compete, as the championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a Junior (2018-19): Opened the year with wins in the 1000 freestyle (10:08.85) and 400 IM (4:19.04) against Houston (Oct. 6)…Finished first in the 1000 freestyle (10:04.30) and 500 freestyle (4:56.02) against LSU and Loyola (Oct. 26)…Won the 500 freestyle against Georgia Southern (Nov. 3)…Set a school record in the 500 freestyle (4:48.92) and placed first in the 400 IM (4:12.76) at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 16)…Won the 500 freestyle (4:58.13) against West Florida (Jan. 26)…Won the 500 freestyle (5:00.40) and finished second in the 1000 freestyle (10:14.18) against SMU (Feb. 8)...Closed out the year on a high note, as she became the first Green Wave swimmer to captured gold medals in two events at the American Athletic Conference Championships, winning the 400 IM (4:10.58) and the 1,650 freestyle (16:31.20). 

As a Sophomore (2017-18): Won a bronze medal at the CSCAA National Invitational in the 400 IM with a time of 4:15.63 (March 9)...Scored Tulane's only silver medal of the AAC Championship with a time of 4:11.98 in the 400 IM, breaking the school record in the process (Feb. 16)...Also won the bronze at the AAC Championship in the 1650 free with a time of 16:32.87...That time was second-fastest ever in team history...Swam the second-fastest 1000 free in team history as a split in that race, touching the wall at 9:59.51 to be the second swimmer in team history to break the 10-minute mark in the 1000 free...At the AAC Championship, swam the third-best 200 IM in team history in 2:01.71...Owns the nine fastest overall 400 IM times in team history and 11 of the fastest 12...Part of the 800 free relay team that is second all-time in Tulane history with a time of 7:18.75 at the AAC Championship...Won the 500 free and 200 IM at the Loyola-New Orleans Dual Meet (Jan. 19)...Won the 400 IM at the Phill Hansel Invitational in 4:15.55...Won the 500 free and 100 breast in a dual meet against West Florida (Oct. 21)...Won the 1000 free against SMU (Oct. 6) in 10:10.54...Opened the year with wins in the 1000 free and 200 IM at the LSU Tri-Meet (Sept. 29).

As a Freshman (2016-17): Competed at 2017 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials and finished 22nd in the 400 IM...Earned All-American Athletic Conference honors…Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Received CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention recognition...Enjoyed a successful debut campaign, breaking the school record in the 200 IM on multiple occasion…Claimed a silver medal in the 200 IM with a mark of 4:12.79 at the conference championships in Houston (Feb. 18), topping her previous program standard of 4:17.88 in the event set at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 20)…Concluded her freshman campaign with four of the top five times in the event in program history, including the top three...Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017.

Before Tulane: Participated in the US Olympic Swim Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, competing in the 400 IM ... Spent two years swimming for the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers ... Competed in the 400 IM, 1650 free, 1000 free and 200 breast at the 2015 SCY Senior State meet, helping her team to a top finish ... Spent three years on the varsity cross country team at William Henry Harrison High School, earning MVP and All-State honors ... Was also a member of the National Honor Society. 

Personal: Born in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... Raised in West Lafayette, Ind. ...Has a younger brother.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Dist. Free/ IM
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Dist. Free/ IM
    5'4"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Dist. Free/ IM
    5'4"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free/IM