Few people know much about Springbrook’s swim and dive team, and even fewer know that sophomore swimming sensation Catherine Johnson has broken two individual records in her first two years as a Devil swimmer.

    Coming in as a freshman with very high expectations, Johnson not only broke the Springbrook women’s 100 backstroke record with a time of 1 minute and 1 second, but also the women’s 50 freestyle record with a time of 24.20 seconds, this year. Johnson finished her phenomenal first year placing second in the region and sixth in the state in the women’s 100 backstroke as well as first in the region and second in the state in the women’s 50 freestyle.

   “I was aiming for that record last year but was unable to get it so when I finally got it this year it was like a weight lifted off my shoulders, ya know?” sophomore Catherine Johnson said.

    Johnson, also swims outside of school not only for her summer swim team at Twin Farms Swim and Dive Club, but also for Rockville Montgomery Swim Club (RMSC). Catherine has been swimming for seven years and has been swimming for RMSC for five of those seven years.

    Johnson practices seven times a week Monday through Saturday including two practices on Friday’s. RMSC has five practice locations which include Germantown Indoor Swim Center, Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Swim Center (which Johnson currently attends), Olney Swim Center, and Rockville Swim and Fitness Center.

   “Well actually I have just one [goal] right now. I want to go to senior nationals and be one of the youngest girls to go from my site on RMSC.

    You see there are certain meets that require certain really fast times in order to go and these meets aren’t in Maryland. They are in places like California and Florida. These meets are great for experience and team stuff. My first time going to a big meet was in eighth grade and the meet was with the team. It was loads of fun and I even got to go to Florida for the meet,” Johnson said.

    In her first two years on the Devils’ swim team, the girls have struggled immensely, going 3-4 in the 2012-2013 season and having a mere