Background
Johnson was born in Newport on 3 December 1985. She has cerebral palsy and, at the age of three, was encouraged by her mother to join a group for disabled swimmers to strengthen and relax her muscles.
Johnson was born in Newport on 3 December 1985. She has cerebral palsy and, at the age of three, was encouraged by her mother to join a group for disabled swimmers to strengthen and relax her muscles.
Johnson attended Swansea University and completed a degree in business management and finance.
She has cerebral palsy, placing her in the S6 classification. She came to love the sport, competing as an S6 swimmer, and was selected to swim for Team Great Britain at the age of 14. She currently lives in Bath, Somerset and trains with the University of Bath training group, Team Bath.
While Johnson was on the plane to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, her mother died after a long battle with cervical cancer.
She decided to continue with the Games when she was told that the funeral could be held when she returned home. Johnson spends one day a week studying accountancy and is considering a career in that field when she retires from competitive swimming.
She repeated her breaststroke success at the 2009 event, breaking the world record in the process, and also picked up two individual medley bronze medals. Johnson"s successes were recognised when, in April 2011, she was given the honour of laying the final tile in the competition pool at the London Aquatics Centre.
She was also selected as the Paralympic Oath taker for the 2012 Games.
Liz added to her Paralympic medal collection at London 2012 as she set a new Paralympic record en route. Liz recorded a season"s best time of 1:40.90 to take the bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke (SB6).