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All times in EDT | Last updated on July 11, 20241:30 PMWatch on NBC Ashleigh Elizabeth Johnson (born September 12, 1994) is an American water polo player of Ethnikos Piraeus team, who is considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the world. She was part of the American national team that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships .
Biography. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world, she is heading to Paris for her third Olympic Games in 2024 after helping lead Team USA to gold at the 2020 & 2016 Olympics...She is the all-time career saves leader at Princeton University...In 2016, she became the first African-American woman to make a U.S. Olympic Women’s ...
Ashleigh Johnson holds down the fort as goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's Water Polo squad during the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Video supplied by the International Olympic Committee. May 25, 2023
Aug 7, 2021 · Ashleigh Johnson, the first African American woman to make a U.S. Olympic water polo team, blocked 11 out of 15 shots from Spain during the gold medal match – a rate of 73%.
Aug 2, 2021 · TOKYO — A few years ago, at the water polo world championships, an opposing player tried to surprise American goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson. Late in the game, with Team USA holding on to a narrow lead, the Dutch team earned a penalty shot.
17 hours ago · Beach Volleyball. Diving. Gymnastics. Swimming. Track & Field. U.S. water polo goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson shares how being inspired by her family has translated to Olympic success ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.
May 6, 2021 · Ashleigh Johnson is known as the best water polo goalie in the world, and competes for a reason far greater than personal glory. As the first African American woman to represent the USA, she plays for those that have been denied the chance to shine in the pool because of their skin colour.
Jun 1, 2021 · As the first Black woman to represent the USA in Olympic water polo, Ashleigh Johnson has taken on a leadership role as her team trains for Tokyo.
Jul 27, 2021 · Johnson, who in Rio became the first Black women’s water polo Olympian in U.S. history, is bringing her standout goal-tending skills to a second Olympics.
Aug 7, 2021 · U.S. women’s water polo wins its third straight gold medal. One of the most dominant teams of recent Olympics routed Spain, 14-5, led by three goals from Maddie Musselman. Ashleigh Johnson, the...