Johnson '17 Named 2019 Swimming World’s Female Water Polo Player of the Year

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Johnson '17 Named 2019 Swimming World’s Female Water Polo Player of the Year

January 06, 2020 | Women's Water Polo

PRINCETON, N.J. – Ashleigh Johnson '17 was been honored as the 2019 Swimming World's Female Water Polo Player of the Year, the magazine announced.

Johnson helped the United States captured the 2019 FINA World title and the Pan American Gold Medal. The national squad is currently on a 68-game winning streak and has lost just one time in the past two years.

One of the greatest athletes in Princeton history, Johnson won the C. Otto von Kienbusch and Cutino Awards during her senior season in 2017. She was the first player in Princeton women's water polo history to be named first team All-America and third ever to be picked as All-American in each of her four seasons.

Johnson finished her Princeton career with a 100-17 record, along with a school-record 1,362 saves and a .693 save percentage. She was a 19-time Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Defensive Player of the Week award winner, a four-time first-team all-conference player and the CWPA Player of the Year.