Moesha Johnson (@swimmer_moe) said after her silver medal performance in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in the Seine, “Now that the Olympics has come to an end, I can realize what I achieved. The enormity of the Games is so hard to process, especially whilst remaining focused. An individual Olympic medal on an Olympic debut. Plus a 6th place Olympic final in the pool.”
What can she achieve?
With a sixth place finish in the 1500m freestyle in the pool and a silver medal in the marathon swim in Paris, Johnston proved to herself how good she is – and how good she can eventually become.
Since the Paris Olympics, Johnson has finished 8th in the Open Water Swimming World Cup in Portugal, won the 10 km Open Water Swimming World Cup in Hong Kong, was a member of the winning 4x1500m mixed relay in Hong Kong, finished 5th in the 400m freestyle, finished 8th in the 200m freestyle, and finished 2nd in the 800m freestyle at the Singapore [pool] World Cup, and most recently won the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup finale in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea on November 22nd.
She said, “I have grown so much since making the move internationally [to SC Magdeburg in Germany], in my faith, as an athlete and as a human.”
With her [current] 2:00 200m and 4:06 400m speed and growing open water swimming experience, a Mellouli Double is a growing possibility.
She won the World Cup finale by an almost unheard of 31 seconds. It was a huge victory that boosted her to sixth in the final 2024 World Cup season rankings.
The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be held in a calm flat-water rectangular venue without tides, currents, or waves – suiting her pool speed very much.
Let’s see what the next quadrennial brings to the 27-year-old from Tweed Heads, Australia. Her large victory may be a probable precursor to additional future success, both on the professional marathon swimming World Cup circuit and in LA28.
Top 10 World Cup Finale Results
- Moesha Johnson (27, Australia) 1:58:52.20
- Lea Boy (24, Germany) 1:59:23.50
- Ginevra Taddeucci (27, Italy) 1:59:24.10
- Jeannette Spiwoks (26, Germany) 1:59:24.80
- Bettina Fabian (19, Hungary) 1:59:25.20
- Lisa Pou (25, Monaco) 1:59:25.90
- Ana Marcela Cunha (32, Brazil) 1:59:32.40
- Ichika Kajimoto (20, Japan) 1:59:33.20
- Mafalda Rosa (21, Portugal) 1:59:33.90
- Celine Rieder (23, Germany) 1:59:34.80
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