Liz Johnson (swimmer)

Liz Johnson

Personal information
Birth name	Elizabeth Johnson
National team	Team GB
Ethnicity	White British
Born	(1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 (age 31) Newport, South Wales
Residence	Bath, Somerset, England
Alma mater	Swansea University
Occupation	Swimmer
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Cerebral palsy
Disability class	S6 classification
Event(s)	Breaststroke, Freestyle
Club	Team Bath
Coached by	Mark Skimming
Medal record Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Women's SB6 100 m breaststroke 2004 Athens Women's SB6 100 m breaststroke 2012 London Women's SB6 100 m breaststroke IPC World Championships 2006 Durban SB6 100 m breaststroke 2006 Durban 4x50 m freestyle 2006 Durban 4x50 m medley 2010 Eindhoven SB6 100 m breaststroke IPC World Championships (SC) 2009 Rio de Janeiro SB6 100 m breaststroke 2009 Rio de Janeiro SM6 200 m individual medley 2009 Rio de Janeiro SM6 100 m individual medley IPC European Championships 2011 Berlin SB6 100 m breaststroke 2009 Reykjavik SB6 100 m breaststroke 2001 Stockholm 200 m individual medley
Updated on 12 September 2016.

Elizabeth "Liz" Johnson (born 3 December 1985) is a British swimmer who has won gold medals in the Paralympic Games and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) world championships. She has cerebral palsy, placing her in the S6 classification.

Johnson was born in Newport, South Wales, on 3 December 1985. She has cerebral palsy, and, at the age of three, was encouraged by her mother to join a group for disabled swimmers to strengthen and relax her muscles. She came to love the sport, competing as an S6 swimmer, and was selected to swim for Team GB at the age of 14. Johnson attended Swansea University and in 2008, completed a degree in business management and finance. She currently lives in Bath, Somerset, and trains with the University of Bath training group, Team Bath.

While Johnson was on the aeroplane to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, her mother died after a long battle with cervical cancer. She decided to continue with the Games when she was told that the funeral could be held when she returned home.

Johnson spends one day a week studying accountancy, and is considering a career in that field when she retires from competitive swimming.

She has been in a relationship with Brazilian para-swimmer Phelipe Rodrigues since 2011.

In July 2016, Johnson appeared in the eleventh series of Celebrity Masterchef on BBC One.

Johnson is significant within the British Para Swimming Team; specialising in breaststroke, she is one of a select few to have won gold medals in the Paralympics, World Championships, and European Championships.

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