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July 25, 2000
Greensboro, N.C. – University of Virginia rising third-year Ed Moses (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) finished second in the voting for the 1999-2000 Atlantic Coast Conference male athlete of the year award. Moses received 15 votes, while Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton won the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the ACC male athlete of the year by garnering 29 votes from the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association. Maryland’s Jen Adams was the recipient of the Mary Garber Award as the ACC’s female athlete of the year.
Moses, who announced in May that he was foregoing his final two years of eligibility, had a phenomenal sophomore season in leading the Virginia men’s swimming team to its most successful campaign ever. The Cavaliers, who were 7-1 on the year, finished a school-best 12th at the NCAA Championships in March. One of the top breaststrokers in the world, Moses was selected as the recipient of the WCHV Award as Virginia’s top male athlete for the 1999-2000 academic year. Moses set a pair of short course world records and three American records in winning the 2000 NCAA titles in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke in March. He clocked a time of 57.66 seconds in the 100 and had a time of 2:06.40 in the 200 in becoming UVa’s first two-time NCAA Champion. Moses also established an American 50-meter breaststroke record with a time of 26.96 seconds in the 50-meter split in the 100. For his performance at the NCAA meet, Moses was selected as the Swimmer of the Championship, the first time an ACC swimmer has received the award.
After the NCAA Championships, Moses won the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke events at the Phillips 66 National Championships. Moses, the school record holder in the 100 and 200-breaststroke, also won the 100-breaststroke title at the ACC Championships in February. For his accomplishments during the season, he was named the ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Year.
Moses, the United State’s top breaststroker, will be competing in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Ind., August 9-16. The top two finishers in each event make the U.S. Olympic Team.