Anna Moesch
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| Born | October 17, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anna Moesch (born October 17, 2005) is an American swimmer. In 2026, she set the American record in the 100-meter freestyle.[1]
Career
[edit]From Green Brook Township, New Jersey, she attended Watchung Hills Regional High School.[2][3] Moesch won an individual bronze medal in the 100 meters freestyle at the 2023 World Junior Championships. She also won silver medals in the 4 x 100 mixed free relay and the 4 x 100 women's free relay at the championships.[4]
Moesch began competing for the University of Virginia in 2024.[2] That year, she was involved in a swim-off for the final of the 100 meters freestyle at the US Olympic Trials, narrowly losing to veteran Erika Connolly.[5]
The following year, she competed for the United States at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, winning two silver medals having swum in the preliminary legs of the women’s freestyle relays.[2]
In March 2026, Moesch competed at the NCAA Division I championships, where she won the 200-yard freestyle, finishing 0.13 from the 11-year-old American and NCAA records held by Missy Franklin.[6][7]
In May 2026, Moesch swam a new American record in the women's 100 meters freestyle (long-course), finishing in 51.94 seconds at the AP Race International in London, England. The time broke the previous American record of a 52.04 set by Simone Manuel in 2019. The time placed her second on the all-time list behind the World Record of a 51.71 set by Sarah Sjostrom in 2017.[8] At the same meeting, she swam a time of 24.27 seconds to win the 50 meters freestyle and followed with a 52.30 anchor split in the American women's 400 medley relay.[9] She later also won the 200 m freestyle with a time of 1:55.81.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Anna Moesch". World Aquatics. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Rieder, David (March 17, 2026). "Anna Moesch Becoming Newest UVA Star; Pursuing Freestyle Titles and Records at NCAA Championships". Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ White, Jeff. "Moesch's Star Rising in Swim World", Virginia Cavaliers swimming and diving, January 7, 2026. Accessed May 27, 2026. "Born and raised in New Jersey—she grew up in Green Brook, about 25 miles northeast of Princeton—Moesch started swimming when she was around 7, in part because her older sister, Marlise, excelled in the sport.... It soon became apparent that Moesch had immense promise in swimming, and she was considered an elite recruit by the time she committed to UVA early in her junior year at Watchung Hills Regional High School."
- ↑ "Anna Moesch Wins Individual Bronze Medal at World Jr. Championships in 100 Free, Silver Medals in 4x100 Mixed Free Relay, 4x100 Women's Free Relay". GSCY Storm Connect. September 12, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ↑ Rieder, David (June 18, 2024). "Olympic Trials, Day 4 Finals: Erika Connolly Edges Anna Moesch in Swim-off to Make 100 Free Final". Swinming World Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ De George, Matthew (March 19, 2026). "NCAA Women's Championships: Anna Moesch Claims 200 Free in No. 2 All-Time 1:39.23". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Claire Curzan, Anna Moesch take Virginia women's swimming into uncharted territory". World Aquatics. March 23, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Pelshaw, Anya (May 25, 2026). "Anna Moesch Fires Off 51.94 100 Free For American Record, #2 Performer Ever". Swim Swam. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Lohn, John (May 23, 2026). "Anna Moesch Dials Up 50 Freestyle Best of 24.27 at AP Race London International; Johannes Liebmann Shines in 1500 Freestyle". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Lohn, John (May 24, 2026). "Adam Peaty Claims 100 Breast Title at AP Race London; Anna Moesch Adds Another Crown". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2026.