Ed Moses (swimmer)
Ed Moses 
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| Surname: | Ed Moses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Swimming style (s) : | chest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society: | Curl-Burke Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | June 7, 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Loma Linda , California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.80 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ed Moses (born June 7, 1980 in Loma Linda , California ) is an American breaststroke swimmer who won gold and silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .
Career
On the way to the 2000 Olympics, Moses set a new American record at the Olympiatrials. At the NCAA Championships 2000, he swam on the short course for the University of Virginia and won the 100 and 200 m breasts in record times . He graduated from the University of Virginia in Sports Medicine in 2005 . He was also a voluntary assistant coach at the university during his student days.
On January 23, 2002 in Stockholm he improved his short course world records over the 100 and 200 m chest distance and also set a new record over 50 m chest. In January 2004 in Berlin , Moses succeeded once again in improving his own world record over the 200 m chest. Ed Moses also managed to set world records in the 50 and 100 m chest distance on the long track, namely in Austin in 2001 .
Records
Explanation of symbols
- WR - world record
- AR - American record
Personal best
Long track
- 50 m chest - 00: 27.39 AR and ex-WR
- 100 m chest - 01: 00.21
- 200 m chest - 2:11:22
Short course
- 50 m chest - 00: 26.28 AR and ex-WR
- 100 m chest - 00: 57.47 WR
- 200 m chest - 02: 02.92 WR
International records
| American Records (4) | |||
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| 50 m chest | 00: 27.39 min | March 31, 2001 | Austin |
| 50 m chest (short course) | 00: 26.28 min | January 22, 2002 | Stockholm |
| 100 m chest (short course) | 00: 57.47 min | January 21, 2002 | Stockholm |
| 200 m chest (short course) | 02: 02.92 min | January 17, 2004 | Berlin |
| US Open Records (4) | |||
| 50 m chest | 00: 27.39 min | March 31, 2001 | Austin |
| 4 × 100 m layers (with Peirsol , Phelps , Neil Walker ) | 03: 34.24 min | June 4, 2003 | Indianapolis |
| 100 m chest (short course) | 00: 57.66 min | March 24, 2000 | Minneapolis |
| 200 m chest (short course) | 02: 04.61 min | January 30, 2004 | East Meadow |
| (As of August 6, 2010) | |||
Web links
- Ed Moses (float) in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
- Profile at US swimming (English)
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| SURNAME | Moses, Ed |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burke (Virginia) , Virginia , United States |