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, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editMoses 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
editMoses 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
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- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Thierry, Nick J. (January 17, 2004). "Moses Betters Own 200 Breaststroke World Record in Berlin". SwimNews. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ "Ed Moses". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ "Ed Moses". virginiasports.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "McCaffreyCap". Swimming World Magazine. November 5, 2010. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012.
- ^ "Ed Moses". theandersonexchange.org. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ Hecht, Hannah (January 25, 2017). "Ed Moses to Star in Netflix's New "Ultimate Beastmaster"". SwimSwam.
External links
edit- Ed Moses at World Aquatics
- Ed Moses at Olympics.com
- Ed Moses at Olympedia (archive)
- Ed Moses at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
- Ed Moses at Team USA (archive June 3, 2021)
