Ashleigh Johnson

Ashleigh Johnson (born September 12, 1994) is an American water polo player. She was part of the American team winning the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, where she played in the goalkeeper position.[2] [3] She was part of the gold-medal winning 2016 U.S. women's water polo Olympic team.[4][5]

Ashleigh Johnson
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994
Miami, Florida
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportWater polo
PositionGoalkeeper
College teamPrinceton University
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
2015 KazanTeam
2019 GwangjuTeam
Pan American Games
2019 LimaTeam

Water Polo Career

Johnson attended Ransom Everglades for high school and was raised in Miami, Florida. At Ransom Everglades, she was a four-year letter winner and starter on her school's team guiding them to three consecutive Florida State Championships. She also earned All-Dade honors throughout career, while also earning all-county honors twice in swimming.[6]

As a senior, Johnson committed to play water polo at Princeton University. In her first year she was named Third-Team All American, while earning Honorable Mention as a sophomore in 2014, and Second Team as a junior in 2015.[6] From January 2018 she is hired by the Orizzonte Catania the most titled club in Europe.

Family

Johnson was raised by her mother, Donna Johnson. Johnson grew up with four siblings (three brother and one sister), all of whom play water polo. Her brothers are Blake, Julius and William. Her younger sister Chelsea, is a 2 Meter player and played with Johnson at Princeton. Chelsea graduated from Princeton in 2018 and continues to be involved with water polo in Miami.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Ashleigh Johnson". teamusa.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. "Meet The Goalie Changing The Face Of USA Water Polo". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. "BCN 2015 USA Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. Robertson, Linda (August 19, 2016). "Rio Olympics: Miami's Ashleigh Johnson leads U.S. to water polo gold". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  5. Sheinin, Dave (August 15, 2016). "Ashleigh Johnson makes a different kind of history in the pool". Retrieved January 5, 2017 – via washingtonpost.com.
  6. "Ashleigh Johnson - Women's Water Polo - Princeton University Athletics". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  7. "Chelsea Johnson - Women's Water Polo - Princeton University Athletics". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.


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