{"id":346593,"date":"2019-01-11T07:59:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T14:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=346593"},"modified":"2019-01-11T07:59:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T14:59:48","slug":"billings-aquatic-clubs-mason-johnson-michael-van-keuren-announce-commitments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/billings-aquatic-clubs-mason-johnson-michael-van-keuren-announce-commitments\/","title":{"rendered":"Billings Aquatic Club\u2019s Mason Johnson, Michael Van Keuren Announce Commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMITS: <\/strong>Billings Aquatic Club teammates Mason Johnson <\/strong>and Michael Van Keuren<\/strong> have announced their commitments to swim in college beginning this fall. Johnson will be attending Wesleyan University and Van Keuren is headed off to Kenyon College.<\/p>\n

Both swimmers are natives of Billings, Montana, and swim for the BAC Stingrays under head coach Sean Marshall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mason Johnson<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Primarily a breaststroker and IMer, Johnson most recently raced at the Western Zone Senior Championships last summer where he was a finalist in the 100m breast. He had a fantastic showing at the Montana LCM Championships, earning 11 top-6 finishes. He was a 10-time finalist at the Montana SCY Championships last year and recorded four lifetime bests at Federal Way Speedo Sectionals in March.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Billings West High School, Johnson is a six-time finalist at the Montana State Championships. He finishes fifth in the 100 breast and ninth in the 200 IM as a junior after placing sixth and fifth, respectively, in those events during his sophomore season. Although he sits just outside of scoring range at the NESCAC Championships, Johnson will add valuable depth to Wesleyan\u2019s breaststroke and IM training groups.<\/p>\n

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His best times include:<\/p>\n