Northwestern University Athletics
Heather Johnston Named Assistant Coach for Women's Swimming
7/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
July 12, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University women's swimming coach Jimmy Tierney has named Heather Johnston as his top assistant for the upcoming season.
Johnston comes to Evanston from Louisiana State University, where she has been an assistant coach with the Tigers' men's and women's swim teams since last September. Prior to that, she spent a year at the University of California at Berkeley as a volunteer assistant with the women's program. Johnston has also served as an assistant coach with the men's and women's programs at Arizona State (1998-99), the women's program at Oregon State (1995-98), and the men's and women's programs at Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1992-94).
In addition to her collegiate duties, Johnston has been an assistant coach with the World Sprint Team since August 1999. The World Sprint Team is a unit that earned three gold and two silver medals and had 10 men compete at the 2000 Olympic Games. Eight of their sprinters -- six male, two female -- will be competing at the World University Games this summer.
Johnston is a 1991 graduate of Whittier (Calif.) College, where she lettered in five sports (swimming, water polo, soccer, lacrosse and track). She also holds a master's degree in education (athletic administration) from Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
