Gemma Johnson

VMH · AUS

Gemma is a swimmer from Australia, a sprinter and an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 2 seasons, 26 years and 2 meets.

Her recorded career begins in 1997 in Gothenburg, where she raced the 400 individual medley in 4:35.18.

Her signature event is the 400 individual medley, her reference distance in individual medley, ahead of the 100 individual medley. Individual medley is the backbone of the whole record: 2 recorded swims.

Her fastest 400 individual medley stands at 4:35.18, set in short course (25 m) at 3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 1997.

Her record includes world championships, in 1997 (3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 1997). A representative mark at that level is 4:35.18 in the 400 individual medley, recorded in short course (25 m). She also appears in national championships.

After a 25-year break between 1997 and 2022, she came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2022.

Those meets span 2 different venues (Gothenburg and Sydney).

Latest competition: Australian National Championships (25m), on August 27, 2022. She closes this record with 6 current event personal bests, across 6 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics and Masters Australia.

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