About Steele:
Steele Johnson has been good for a long time. He won his first junior national tile in 2007 and currently has 13 junior titles and two senior titles. And yes, he is only 16. It would seem that his career has the sky as the limit, despite the fact that his results are already that of which most divers can only dream!
Age:
16 (June 16, 1996)
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.
Education:
Laurel Springs School (distance learning)
Club Team:
Unattached
Training Residence:
Indianapolis, Ind. (National Training Center)
Coach:
John Wingfield
National Team Member:
2010-12
Personal Highlights:
- Son of Bill and Jill Johnson
- Began diving when he was seven years old
- Trains six hours a day, six days a week
- Enjoys singing and is actively involved in his church
- Performed in a professional theater at age seven
- Favorite food is cheeseburgers
- Father played baseball at Sam Houston State and his mom was a professional singer and actress
- Mentioned in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd
Diving Highlights:
- Senior National titles: 2
- Junior National Titles: 13
- Junior Pan American Medals: 8 ----------
- 2012 FINA Junior World Diving Championships: Platform - 10th, 3M Synchro - 9th
- 2012 AT&T National Diving Championships: Platform - 1st, Platform Synchro - 1st (Dashiell Enos)
- 2012 Junior National Championships: 1M - 9th, 3M - 6th, Platform - 1st, 3M Synchro - 1st (Dashiell Enos), Platform Synchro - 1st (Dashiell Enos)
- 2012 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials: Platform - 6th, Platform Synchro - 2nd (Toby Stanley)
- 2012 USA Diving Winter National Championship: Platform - 9th, Platform Synchro - 2nd (Dashiell Enos)
- 2011 Junior Pan American Games: 1M - 4th, 3M - 2nd, 3M Synchro - 4th (Dashiell Enos), Platform - 1st
- 2011 AT&T National Diving Championships: Platform - 6th
- 2011 AT&T USA Diving FINA Grand Prix: Platform Synchro - 5th (Toby Stanley)
- 2011 World Championships Trials: Platform Synchro - 2nd (Toby Stanley)
- 2011 USA Diving Junior National Championships: 1M - 2nd, 3M - 1st, 3M Synchro - 1st (Dashiell Enos), Platform - 1st, Platform Synchro - 1st (Dashiell Enos)
- 2011 USA Diving Winter National Championships: Platform - 9th, Platform Synchro - 2nd (Toby Stanley)
- 2010 AT&T National Diving Championships: Platform - 6th, Platform Synchro - 2nd (Toby Stanley)
- 2010 FINA Junior World Diving Championships: Platform - 4th
- 2010 AT&T USA Diving FINA Grand Prix: Platform Synchro - 6th (Toby Stanley)
- 2010 USA Diving Junior National Championships: 1M - 4th, 3M - 4th, 3M Synchro - 3rd (Dashiell Enos) Platform - 2nd, Platform Synchro - 1st (Dashiell Enos)
- 2010 USA Diving Winter National Championships: 1M - 14th, 3M - 32nd, 3M Synchro - 3rd (Dashiell Enos) Platform - 15th, Platform Synchro - 2nd (Dashiell Enos)
- 2009 Junior Pan American Championships: 1M - 2nd, 3M - 1st, Platform - 1st
- 2009 AT&T National Diving Championships: 3M - 18th,3M Synchro - 12th (Dashiell Enos) Platform - 11th, Platform Synchro - 2nd (Dashiell Enos)
- 2009 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 2nd, 3M - 2nd, Platform - 1st
- 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships: Platform - 9th
- 2008 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships: Platform - 18th
- 2008 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 1st, 3M - 1st, Platform - 1st
- 2007 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 11th, 3M - 1st, Platform - 3rd
- 2007 Junior Pan American Championships: 1M - 2nd, 3M - 3rd, Platform - 1st
- 2006 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships: 1M - 11th, 3M - 10th, Platform - 13th
Source: USA Diving, DiveMeets.com