Victor Johansson

Accolades

Earned second team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in the 1,650 freestyle
Finished 15^th in the mile at the NCAA Championships
Reached the A finals and scored points for the Tide in the 500 (8^th) and 1,650 (7^th) freestyle at the SEC Championships
Competed in the 200 freestyle (31^st) at the SEC Championships
Set the school record in the 500 (4:14.34) and 1,650 freestyle (14:39.63) at the Art Adamson Invitational

At the NCAA Championships, finished 26^th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:16.31) and 33th in the 1650-yard freestyle (15:22.23)
Johansson helped propel USC's 800-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships, guiding the Trojans to a 22^nd place finish (6:20.03)
At Pac-12's, he was a two time finalist, finishing 7^th in both the 500-yard freestyle (4:15.34/4:16.97) and the 1650-yard freestyle (15:03.03). Also appeared in USC's 800-yard freestyle relay (5^th, 6:17.03)

Did not compete for USC during 2020-21 season – COVID related
Selected to represent Sweden at the 2020 Tokyo Games where he tied for 10^th in the 800m freestyle and posted a personal best 7:49.14 during his Olympic debut for a Swedish record. He was also 18^th in the 1500m freestyle (15:05.53).

Johansson returned as a sophomore to score at Pac-12s and was primed to score at NCAAs with the 11^th-fastest seed in the 1650y freestyle (14:47.27), earning CSCAA All-American honors.
At Pac-12s, Johansson was 16^th in the 1650y freestyle (15:22.47), 34^th in the 500y freestyle (4:31.39) and 47^th in the 200y freestyle (1:42.97)
Against Cal, he secured second in the 1000y freestyle (9:07.58) and was fourth in 500y freestyle (4.37.93)
Earned an NCAA B-cut at the Art Adamson Invite, completing the 500y freestyle in 4:18.22 for a third place finish.

Johansson became a Pac-12 champion and NCAA Championships scorer as a 2019 freshman despite missing time during the winter due to a back injury.
At the NCAA Championships, Johansson scored in the 1650 free with a 14^th-place finish in PR (14:43.21). He finished 30^th in the 500y free (4:17.01).
Johansson was a conference winner in the 500y freestyle two weeks earlier, claiming the Pac-12 title in personal best 4:13.30. He was also eighth in the 1650y free (14:57.15) and 19^th in the 200y freestyle (1:36.55).
Johansson won nine regular-season races, including the 500y (4:17.06) and 1000y freestyle (8:57.14) at the USC Invitational.
After the season, he competed at the Canadian Trials and won the timed finals of the 800m freestyle (7:59.77) and was first after prelims of the 400m freestyle (3:50.63) but did not race in the final.

Johansson is one of Europe's top young distance freestyle swimmers.
He represented Sweden at the 2017 World Championships, finishing 15^th in the 1500m free (15:05.91) and 11^th in the 800m free (7:52.66), both Swedish national records.
He also owns short course records in both distances after winning titles in the events at the 2016 Swedish nationals.
He competed at the 2015 FINA Junior Worlds, the 2016 European Juniors and the 2016 FINA Short Course Worlds.