NAME: Nicole Johnson

HOMETOWN: Somerville, MA

BLS EXPERIENCE: Rookie

WHY BLS? I want to finish my longest open water swim ever in my favorite city in the world <3 And I want to make all my swimming friends and crew proud!

WHO IS YOUR PILOT AND CREW? My crew is my dad, Scott, my twin sister, Amanda, and my boyfriend, Lucas. My pilot is Mike Atheneos

WHERE ARE YOU SWIMMING FOR YOUR BLS TRAINING? Pleasure Bay in South Boston is my primary training water. But I've also been lucky enough to do some training swims this summer in Montana and Spain!

SWIMMING FUN FACT: I swam across the Golden Gate Bridge

ANYTHING ELSE? Come hang on the beach in Southie with us August 12!