Steele Alexander Johnson (born June 16, 1996) is an Olympic silver medal-winning American diver. He has won multiple national titles at both the junior and college levels. Johnson made his Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games, where he won a silver medal with David Boudia in the men's 10 m synchronized platform diving competition.
Johnson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Bill and Jill Johnson. He has an older brother named Race and a younger sister named Hollyn. Race Johnson plays football for Purdue University, the same college Steele attends. Johnson started diving when he was seven years of age. He earned his high school diploma from Laurel Springs School, an accredited, private, online school based in Ojai, California.
According to Johnson, he suffered a potentially fatal injury on January 21, 2009 at the age of 12. Johnson struck his head on the concrete platform during a reverse 3⁄2 somersault in tuck position and had his scalp "ripped in half". He fell 33 feet into the water and was motionless until rescued by his coach. Johnson says, "I am incredibly lucky to be alive. My injury truly changed who I was as both an athlete and a person." At the early age of 15, Johnson began posting daily vlogs onto his YouTube channel, TheSteeleJohnson. Occasionally, during his live vlog, he has elaborated on the dive and his head injury. In one post, he said, "The dive is now my favorite dive to practice. Something which almost killed me has become the thing I'm best at." Johnson has revealed that he still suffers from memory loss due to the accident.