From 1976 to 1993 Johnson coached Arizona State University. His teams finished in the top-10 in six years, and in 1982 had one of their top finishes in sixth place. He had 24 finalists in Olympic competition, who captured a total of 14 Olympic medals. In his first 11 years with Arizona State, he led 20 of his swimmers to
Western Athletic Conference and PAC-10 Conference championships in individual and team competition. In addition to his responsibilities as Men's Head Coach, he served as a coach with Mona Plummer for the women's team, leading the women to an Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championship in both 1977 and 1978. From 1975 to 1990, Johnson's ASU swim team achieved a record of 82–44 in competition. Johnson founded the Mesa Aquatics Club and the Sun Devils Masters Club in Tempe, which produced over seventy national master's champions. Beginning to compete in the United States Masters swimming program in 1973, Johnson held world records in each of the four competitive strokes. In 1978-9, he was named coach of the year with Mona Plummer by the National Women's Swimming Association. Johnson was the Coach of the Year for the Pac-10 in 1983. Having survived several heart attacks during his career, he died Friday night, August 7, 2009, in Scottsdale, Arizona. On Saturday, August 15, a morning memorial service was held at the ASU Memorial Union's Ventana Room. ==References==