Although it was a mere formality once he finished second in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials last week, Ohio State junior swimmer Hunter Johnson was officially named an Olympian on Sunday evening. Armstrong is the first Buckeye to make the U.S. Olympic swimming team since 1956, when Ford Kono, George Onekea, Yoshi Oyakawa and Albert Wiggins participated in the Melbourne Games. He is also program’s first Olympian since Dustin Tynes, who represented the Bahamas at the 2016 Rio Games. “We are all just incredibly proud and happy for Hunter,” Ohio State director of swimming and diving Bill Dorenkott said. “Hunter is a proud Ohioan who has just continued to get better and better. Ohio State has a rich history of U.S. Olympians and medal winners, but it’s been a while since we had one, so this is a wonderful moment for Hunter, his hometown of Dover and…
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