Moesha Johnson


Moesha Johnson is an Australian swimmer. She won a silver medal in the 10km open swim at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 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.
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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. 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. She trains at Griffith University's Gold Coast campus under world renowned coach Michael Bohl.

Career

Johnson competed at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest. She finished 4th in the 1500 metre freestyle and 9th in the 10km open water.
At the 2023 World Championships, Johnson won a bronze medal in the open water team event. She also competed at the 1500 metre freestyle, finishing 9th.
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. She also finished 4th in the 10km, thereby qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Johnson compete 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. Johnson also competed in the 1500 metre freestyle, where she finished 6th.
At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Johnson won the gold medal in the 5km and 10km events. She competed in the inaugural 3 km knockout sprint event, winning the bronze medal.

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