Moss Christie
Australian swimmer (1902-1978)
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Maurice Froomes "Moss" Christie (18 September 1901 – 19 December 1978) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1] His involvement in various national and state championship events continued for 2 decades from 1917 until 1937. During this time he won 13 National freestyle titles, 7 NSW freestyle championships whilst providing substantial contribution to the Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club.
Christie at Manly Baths in 1923 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maurice Froomes Christie | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Moss" | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1901 Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1978 (aged 77) Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Combining with Boy Charlton, Ernest Henry and Frank Beaurepaire, the Australians trailed the Americans (featuring Johnny Weissmuller - later to star as Tarzan the Ape Man) home by almost nine seconds, in a race conducted in the River Seine. Christie had a disappointing campaign in the individual events, being eliminated in the heats of the 100-metre and 1500-metre freestyle and being disqualified for a false start in his heat of the 400-metre freestyle.
