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{{Short description|Canadian swimmer (born 1982)}}
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| fullname       = Brian Lawrence Johns
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| national_team  = {{CAN}}
| strokes        = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]], [[medley swimming|medley]]
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| collegeteam    = [[UBC Thunderbirds|University of British Columbia]]
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1982|8|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]
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| weight         = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Canada}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]] | [[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2002 Moscow]] | 400 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1999 Hong Kong]] | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1999 Sydney]] | [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 2002 Manchester | [[Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | [[Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Universiade|Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2007 Summer Universiade|2007 Bangkok]] | 200 m medley}}
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'''Brian Lawrence Johns''' (born August 5, 1982) is a former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from Canada.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/coaches/brian-johns/282 |title=Brian Johns Biography, Assistant Coach for UBC Thunderbirds Swim Team |first1=Brian |last1=Johns |date=August 30, 2021 |language=English |access-date=August 30, 2021 }}</ref>  Born in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], he grew up in [[Richmond, British Columbia]] and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers (later Rapids) swim clubs. He started swimming at age five.  He attended the [[University of British Columbia]], where he was a member of the [[UBC Thunderbirds]] varsity swimming team.  He held the world record in the 400-metre individual medley (short-course), with a time of 4:02.72.  He won a silver medal at the 2002 world championships in Moscow, Russia in the 400-metre individual medley, and a bronze at the 1999 World Championships in Hong Kong in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.

He was a member of the Canadian team that finished in fifth place in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing.

==Olympic finishes==
*2000 Sydney – 15th place 200m IM, 7th place 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
*2004 Athens – 15th place 400m IM, 5th place 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
*2008 Beijing – 7th place in 400 IM, 5th place in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

==See also==
* [[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)]]
* [[World record progression 400 metres individual medley]]

==References==
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{{Footer Universiade Champions 200m Medley Men}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:World record setters in swimming]]
[[Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers for Canada]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:UBC Thunderbirds men's swimmers]]
[[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen]]