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]

Ed Moses

Personal information
Full name	Glenn Edward Moses Jr.
Nickname(s)	"Ed," "Double Bogey"
National team	United States
Born	(1980-06-07) June 7, 1980 Loma Linda, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP)
College team	University of Virginia
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley 2000 Sydney 100 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 2001 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 100 m breaststroke 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley

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 2005 with a degree in sports medicine. He has also volunteered as an assistant coach at the University.

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.[4] 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[5]

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.[6]

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

1. Moses entry Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine from www.sports-reference.com
2. Moses Betters Own 200 Breaststroke World Record in Berlin by Nick J. Thierry, SwimNews. Published 2004-01-17; retrieved 2011-07-31.
3. Moses bio Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine from USA Swimming; retrieved 2011-07-30.
4. McCaffreyCap, Nov. 5, 2010 Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine published by Swimming World Magazine.
5. Ed Moses. Published 2013-11-25; retrieved 2013-11-25.
6. 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)

Records
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