Ed Moses (swimmer)
Glenn Edward Moses Jr. (born June 7, 1980) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is an Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold and silver medal.[1]
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| Full name | Glenn Edward Moses Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Ed," "Double Bogey" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 7, 1980 Loma Linda, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On January 23, 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden, Moses set a world record in the short course 100-meter breaststroke (57.47). In January 2002, Moses also set the world mark in the short course 200-meter breaststroke, which he lowered again with a time of 2:02.92 in Berlin on January 17, 2004.[2]
Moses was a contestant on the television program Mental Samurai on April 16, 2019. He answered 10 out of 12 questions correctly but then ran out of time.
Career
Moses was born in Loma Linda, California, to U.S. Air Force colonel Glenn Edward and schoolteacher Sissy Moses. He did not begin swimming year-round until his senior year of high school.[3]
Moses swam for the University of Virginia and won in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events at the 2000 NCAA Division I Championships, setting world records for both events (in 2000 the NCAAs were swum short course meters, allowing for world records). He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2004 with a degree in sports medicine. He has also volunteered as an assistant coach at the University.[4]
Leading into the 2000 Olympic Games, Moses broke an American record at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. At the 2000 Olympics he won two medals: silver in the 100-meter breaststroke and gold as a member of the USA's world record-setting 4 × 100 medley relay.
On Nov. 5, 2010 SwimmingWorld.TV announced that Ed Moses was making a comeback.[5] As part of his return to swimming, Moses swam at the 2011 U.S. Masters Short Course Nationals.
Post swimming
Moses continued his sporting career as a semi-professional golfer. He co-founded MoJo Marketing & Media, a creative content consulting company. He currently serves as a vice president. He is also pursuing an MBA degree at UCLA Anderson School of Management[6]
In 2009 Moses appeared on Golf Channel's Big Break Disney Golf where he was eliminated in the first episode. In 2017, he appeared as a contestant on the Netflix reality series Ultimate Beastmaster, finishing second in his episode.[7]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Virginia people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 50 metres breaststroke
- World record progression 100 metres breaststroke
- World record progression 200 metres breaststroke
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- Moses entry Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine from www.sports-reference.com
- Moses Betters Own 200 Breaststroke World Record in Berlin by Nick J. Thierry, SwimNews. Published 2004-01-17; retrieved 2011-07-31.
- Moses bio Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine from USA Swimming; retrieved 2011-07-30.
- "Ed Moses". virginiasports.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- McCaffreyCap, Nov. 5, 2010 Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine published by Swimming World Magazine.
- Ed Moses. Published 2013-11-25; retrieved 2013-11-25.
- https://swimswam.com/ed-moses-star-netflixs-new-ultimate-beastmaster/
External links
- Ed Moses at USA Swimming
- Ed Moses at the International Olympic Committee
- Ed Moses at the Olympic Channel
- Ed Moses at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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| Preceded by Anthony Robinson |
Men's 50-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course) March 31, 2001 – August 2, 2002 |
Succeeded by Oleg Lisogor |
| Preceded by Roman Sloudnov |
Men's 100-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course) March 28, 2001– June 28, 2001 |
Succeeded by Roman Sloudnov |
| Preceded by Roman Sloudnov |
Men's 50-meter breaststroke world record-holder (short course) January 22, 2002 – January 26, 2002 |
Succeeded by Oleg Lisogor |
| Preceded by Roman Sloudnov |
Men's 100-meter breaststroke world record-holder (short course) March 24, 2000 – November 9, 2008 |
Succeeded by Cameron van der Burgh |
| Preceded by Roman Sloudnov |
Men's 200-meter breaststroke world record-holder (short course) March 25, 2000 – August 10, 2009 |
Succeeded by Christian Sprenger |
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| Preceded by ? |
FINA World Cup overall male points winner 2001/2002 |
Succeeded by Thomas Rupprath |
| Preceded by Thomas Rupprath |
FINA World Cup overall male points winner 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by Ryk Neethling |
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