Yardley native among swimmersinvited to Olympic Training Center

Nicholas Johnson, of Yardley, recently participated in the USA Swimming Diversity Select Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Held April 23 to 26, the Diversity Select Camp is designed to instill a vision of success and inspire swimmers from ethnically under-represented populations to become leaders in the sport of swimming.

Johnson is a two-time high school swimming All-American, who placed in the top five in the 100 free at summer nationals last July.

While attending the three-day camp program, Johnson participated in a combination of pool training, motivational and education sessions, and team building activities with other camp members.

A total of 32 athletes, 16 boys and 16 girls, were selected to attend the camp. All attendees range in age from 13 to 18 years old, are registered USA Swimming athlete members, and represent an ethnic population that is less than 20 percent of the current USA Swimming membership.

These populations include: African American, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander or Native American.

Johnson was selected for this year's camp based on his power point scores in a combination of three events. He is headed to Northwestern on scholarship in the fall.

All camp attendees who applied for selection must have also achieved at least one Diversity Select Camp time standard.

For more information on the USA Swimming Diversity Select Camp, visit www.usaswimming.org.