Ed Moses (swimmer)

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Ed Moses
Personal information
Full nameGlenn Edward Moses Jr.
Nickname(s)"Ed," "Double Bogey"
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1980-06-07) June 7, 1980 (age 44)
Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubNation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP)
College team University of Virginia
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 100 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley

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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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.

He is a class of ‘99 graduate of Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia which has several other notable athletic alumni including: Mia Hamm, Allen Johnson, and Hubert Davis.

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Moses". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ Thierry, Nick J. (January 17, 2004). "Moses Betters Own 200 Breaststroke World Record in Berlin". SwimNews. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ed Moses". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ed Moses". virginiasports.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "McCaffreyCap". Swimming World Magazine . November 5, 2010. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ed Moses". theandersonexchange.org. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Hecht, Hannah (January 25, 2017). "Ed Moses to Star in Netflix's New "Ultimate Beastmaster"". SwimSwam .


Records
Preceded by Men's 50-meter breaststroke
world record-holder (long course)
March 31, 2001 – August 2, 2002		Succeeded by
Preceded by 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
Preceded by
Roman Sloudnov
 Men's 200-meter breaststroke
world record-holder (short course)
March 25, 2000 – August 10, 2009		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by
?
 FINA World Cup
overall male points winner
2001/2002		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thomas Rupprath
 FINA World Cup
overall male points winner
2003–2004		Succeeded by


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