Moesha Johnson (born 19 September 1997) is an Australian swimmer. She won a silver medal in the 10km open swim at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Johnson was born and raised in the Gold Coast-Tweed region and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School throughout her teenage years.[2] She began swimming at Coopers Aquatic Club in Burleigh Heads.[3] She trains at Griffith University's Gold Coast campus under world renowned coach Michael Bohl.[4]
Career
She competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest in the Women's 1500 metre freestyle.[5]
She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the open water team event. She also competed at the Women's 1500 metre freestyle at the Championships in Japan.[6]
She was a gold medalist at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in the open water Team event. She also finished in fourth place in the individual open water women’s 10km at the Championships.[7][8]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 1500 metres freestyle, as well as the 10km marathon.[9] In open water she won the silver medal behind her training partner Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherland). Both are in the training group of SC Magdeburg (Germany).[10]
References
- ^ "Moesha Johnson". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Moesha Johnson - Australian Olympics Profile". Olympics.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Throwback Tuesday - Moesha Johnson in 2004 Coopers Burleigh Aquatic. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Griffith makes a splash in Paris swimming teams Griffith University. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "GOUGH, YANG, AND JOHNSON BOOK TICKETS TO BUDAPEST". Swimswam. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Ross, Andy (5 December 2023). "Australia takes down World Champion Italy to close out 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup in Funchal". World Aquatics. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "World Aquatics Championships: Moesha Johnson Joins A New Wave Of Australian Distance Swimmers On The Road To Paris". Swimming World Magazine. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Chadband, Ian (3 February 2024). "'Bashed' Johnson just misses world open water medal". theleader.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea Gubecka, Caitlin Parker, Charlie Senior, Stingers headline Australians in action on day 13 of the Paris Olympics". Herald Sun. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Gold & Silber für die Magdeburger Trainingsgruppe beim Freiwasserschwimmen der Damen". Landessportbund Sachsen-Anhalt. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
- Moesha Johnson at World Aquatics
- Moesha Johnson at Swimrankings.net
- Moesha Johnson at Swimming Australia
- Moesha Johnson at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Moesha Johnson at Olympics.com
