Moesha Johnson
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bernd Berkhahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2] She is the 2025 world champion in the 5km and 10km open water, and won the mixed 4×1500 metre relay at the 2024 World Championships.[3][4][5]
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.[6] For her undergraduate degree she completed the Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree at Southern Cross University at the Gold Coast campus. She began swimming at Coopers Aquatic Club in Burleigh Heads.[7] She trains at Griffith University's Gold Coast campus under world renowned coach Michael Bohl.[8]
Career
Johnson competed at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.[9] She finished 4th in the 1500 metre freestyle and 9th in the 10km open water.[10][11]
At the 2023 World Championships, Johnson won a bronze medal in the open water team event.[12] She also competed at the 1500 metre freestyle, finishing 9th.[13]
She was a gold medalist at the 2024 World Championships in the mixed 4×1500 metre relay. Australia finished ahead of the silver medalists Italy by 0.20 seconds.[5] She also finished 4th in the 10km, thereby qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Johnson competed in the 10km marathon. She led for the majority of the event, but could not hold off a late challenge from Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands. Johnson finished with the silver medal.[2] Johnson also competed in the 1500 metre freestyle, where she finished 6th.[15]
At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Johnson won the gold medal in the 5km and 10km events.[4][3] She competed in the inaugural 3 km knockout sprint event, winning the bronze medal.[16]
Awards and honours
- Swimming Australia Open Water Program Swimmer of the Year: 2024 & 2025[17][18]
- World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Female Athlete of the Year: 2025[19]
References
- ^ "Moesha Johnson". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b Simon Smale (8 August 2024). "Moesha Johnson claims brilliant silver for open water swim at Paris 2024 Olympic Games in River Seine". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Moesha Johnson wins 5km open-water swim at Singapore World Aquatics Championships". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Moesha Johnson wins first Australian 10km gold at World Aquatics Championships". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Australia wins open-water relay gold at World Aquatic Championships in Doha". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "19th FINA World Championships - Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "10km Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 23 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Trio complete historic Marathon Swim Team for Paris 2024". Australian Olympic Committee. Australian Olympic Committee. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "2024 Olympic Games - Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Andy Ross (19 July 2025). "Ichika Kajimoto loses her cap, keeps her cool in winning the 3km knockout sprint". World Aquatics. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Hanson, Ian (13 September 2024). "Golden campaigns in Paris see Kaylee Mckeown and Tim Hodge claim top gongs". Swimming World. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "McKeown, Simpson, Johnson and Pallister claim top gongs at Swim Aus Awards". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Johnson and Wellbrock clinch World Aquatics 2025 Open Water Swimming Athlete of the Year honours". World Aquatics. 28 December 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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
- Moesha Johnson at InterSportStats
- Moesha Johnson on Instagram