Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving at South Florida Diving Invitational (Hosted by FIU) on November 7, 2025 at 11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Swimming & Diving
at South Florida Diving Invitational (Hosted by FIU)
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
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Sprint Free
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Diving
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Mid-Distance Free
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Diving
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Breast
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Breast
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Back, IM
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Diving
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Distance Free
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Free/Fly
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Diving
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Fly
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Free/Back/Breast
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Distance Free/Back
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Fly/IM
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Free/Fly
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Back/Fly
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Breast/IM
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Fly/IM
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Fly
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Sprint Free/Fly
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Sprint Free/Breast
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Back
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Back/Free
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Back/Breast
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Free
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Fly/Back
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Diving
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Breast/IM
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Free/IM
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Back/IM
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Free/Fly
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Distance Free
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Distance Free
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Mid-Distance Free/Back
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Sprint Free
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Distance Free
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Distance Free/IM
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Distance Free
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Back/IM
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Diving
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Free/Back
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Free
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IM
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Breast
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Fly/Back
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Mid-Distance Free/Fly/Back
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Josh Fountain
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lilburn, Ga.
- High School:
- Parkview
- Birthday:
- 3/29
Career Accolades
- FAU record holder in the 1650 free (15:23.58)
- FAU freshman record holder in the 1000 free and 1650 free (15:23.58)
- 2021 CCSA Championships Most Outstanding Male Swimmer of the Meet
- 2021 CCSA Championships gold medalist in 200 free, 500 free, 1650 free and 400 free relay
- 2021 CCSA Championships silver medalist in 800 free relay
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020 CCSA Championships silver medalist in the 500 free and 800 free relay
- 2020 Owlspys Male Community Service Award winner
- Patriot Invitational Record Holder in 800 free relay
- 2019 CCSA Championships gold medalist in the 500 free
- 2019 CCSA Championships silver medalist in the 1650 free and 800 free Relay
- 2018-19 NCAA B-Cut time in the 1650 free
- CCSA Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 20, 2018)
Career Best Times at FAU
- 50 Free - 22.65 at FAU Fun Invite (12/20/19)
- 100 Free - 48.01 vs. Florida State (1/25/20)
- 200 Free - 1:38.91 at 2020 CCSA Championships (2/21/20)
- 500 Free - 4:26.93 at 2019 CCSA Championships (2/21/19)
- 1000 Free - 9:18.37 at 2019 CCSA Championships (2/23/19)
- 1650 Free - 15:23.58 at 2019 CCSA Championships (2/23/19)
- 400 IM - 4:06.48 at Patriot Invitational (11/16/18)
Redshirt Junior (2020-21)
- Named the CCSA Most Outstanding Male Swimmer of the Meet after medaling in all his events with four golds and one silver at the conference championships
- Tallied three top-10 individual finishes during final campaign as an Owl
- Went out in dominating style in his final FAU collegiate meet by winning the 200 free (1:39.98), 500 free (4:31.62), 1650 free (15:47.81) and 400 free relay (2:59.43) at the 2021 CCSA Championships
- Also contributed to a silver medal in the 800 free relay (6:51.00) at the CCSA Championships
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Redshirt Sophomore (2019-20)
- Gathered 15 top-5 individual finishes and five individual wins each coming in the 500 free
- Achieved the silver in the 500 free (4:27.78) and silver in the 800 free relay (6:33.45), as well as fifth in the 200 free (1:38.91) and 13th in the 1650 free (16:43.43) at the 2020 CCSA Championships
- Captured fifth in the 100 free (9:43.58) vs. No. 15 Florida State
- Punched in at first in the 200 free (1:46.73) and second in the 100 free (48.15) in win over SUNY Geneseo
- Won the 500 free (4:39.89) and finished second in the 200 free (1:43.37) at the FAU Fun Invite
- Logged first in the 500 free (4:28.90), fourth in the 1650 free (15.44.57), ninth in the 200 free (1:39.48) and contributed to first in the 800 free relay, where the team broke a Patriot Invitational meet record with a time of 6:38.18
- Won the 500 free (4:34.84) and tallied fourth in the 1000 free (9:45.03) vs. Princeton
- Produced first place in the 500 free (4:39.84), second in the 200 free (1:41.07) and fourth in the 200 fly (1:59.45) against the reigning NJCAA Champion Indian River State
- Tallied second in the 500 free (4:32.86) and 11th in the 200 free (1:42.35) at the TYR Fall Classic, while competing amongst the likes of LSU, Pittsburgh and Grand Canyon
- Logged sixth in the 1000 free (9:45.95) vs. No. 7 Florida to open up the season
Redshirt Freshman (2018-19)
- Captured CCSA Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 20)
- Finished with 18 top-5 finishes on the season, including five first place titles (two in 500 free, one in 1650 free, one in 200 free and one in 1000 free)
- Became the gold medalist in the 500 free (4:26.93) and silver medalist in the 1650 free with a school record and NCAA B-cut 15:23.58 time at the 2019 CCSA Championships
- Also was part of the 800 free relay team that captured the silver medal at the CCSA Championships
- Took first in the 1000 free at Florida State (9:37.56)
- Completed a first-place finish and the previous FAU freshman record in the 1650 free (15:31.55), as well as first in the 500 free (4:29.80) at the Patriot Invitational
- Claimed first top finish of collegiate career with a 1:43.69 time in the 200 free in meet versus Boston College, where he also came in fourth in the 200 IM and third in the 400 free relay
- Came up with a couple of top finishes at Indian River State: second in 500 free (4:39.50), third in 1000 free (9:39.24) and fourth in 200 fly (1:57.34)
- Touched the wall second in the 1000 free and 500 Free and recorded a third-place finish in the 200 fly against Gardner-Webb
Freshman (2017-18)
- Did not participate due to injury
High School
- Attended Parkview High School and swam for Eric Brown
- Two-year team captain
- Member of the Gwinnett Aquatics club team under Hugh Convery and two-time team captain
- Named a Scholastic All-American and qualified for Junior Nationals
Personal
- Born on March 29
- Son of Beth and Jay Fountain
- Lilburn, Ga. Native
- Favorite sports team is the Atlanta Hustle
- Enjoys watching Grey’s Anatomy and listening to hip hop and rap music
- Favorite restaurant is Chick-fil-A and food is chocolate cake
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