Hall of Fame
Putting Matt Johnson's career in perspective is pretty simple; the numbers speak for themselves. Simple? Yes. Stunning? Even more so!
Johnson was just the third person in NCAA Division III men's swimming history to win a national championship in the same event four times when he grabbed the national title in the 100 fly in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.Â
The individual championships in the 100 fly were part of a national legacy Johnson carved during his career at Homewood. He qualified for the maximum allowed seven events at the NCAA Championships in each of his four years and earned All-America honors a school-record 27 times in those 28 events. In addition to his four individual titles, he placed in the top five at the NCAAs in 17 other events (four individual and 13 relays). With Johnson anchoring the team, Johns Hopkins placed in the top six at the NCAAs in each of his four years with fifth, fourth, sixth and sixth-place finishes during his career.
One of the top butterfly specialists in Division III history, Johnson graduated with the top seven times in school history in the 100 fly and the top four times in school history in the 200 fly.
In addition to his exploits at the NCAAs, he also won a combined 14 UAA relay and individual titles during his career and helped the Blue Jays win four straight UAA team titles.
Johnson's exploits were not limited to the pool. As a senior in 1998 he became the seventh Johns Hopkins men's swimmer to earn a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
