Ed Moses (swimmer)
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Full name | Glenn Edward Moses, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Ed," "Double Bogey" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Loma Linda, California | June 7, 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Curl-Burke Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
He was born in Loma Linda, California to Glenn Edward, a U.S. Air Force colonel, and Sissy Moses, a school teacher. Moses did not begin swimming year-round until his senior year of high school.[2]
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 m breaststroke and gold as a member of the USA's world record-setting 4×100 medley relay.
He swam for the University of Virginia and won in the 100 m and 200 m 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 2005 with a degree in sports medicine. He has also volunteered as an assistant coach at the University.
On January 23, 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden, Moses set a world record in the short course 100 m breaststroke (57.47). In January 2002, Moses also set the world mark in the short course 200 m breaststroke, which he lowered again Berlin, Germany on January 17, 2004 with a time of 2:02.92.[3]
He recently appeared on Golf Channel's "Big Break Disney," where he was eliminated in the first episode.
On Nov. 5, 2010 SwimmingWorld.TV announced that Ed Moses was making a comeback.[4] As part of his return to swimming, Moses swam at the 2011 U.S. Masters Short Course Nationals.
Post Swimming
Ed 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[5]
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 from www.sports-reference.com
- ↑ Moses bio from USA Swimming; retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ↑ Moses Betters Own 200 Breaststroke World Record in Berlin by Nick J. Thierry, SwimNews. Published 2004-01-17; retrieved 2011-07-31.
- ↑ McCaffreyCap, Nov. 5, 2010 published by Swimming World Magazine.
- ↑ Ed Moses. Published 2013-11-25; retrieved 2013-11-25.
Records | ||
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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 |
Sporting positions | ||
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 |