Natasha Moodie (born 8 October 1990) is a Jamaican competitive swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[2][1] She was a three-time national record holder and NCAA All-American champion, and a member of the Jamaican team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. While studying kinesiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Moodie trained and swam for the Michigan Wolverines team under head coach Jim Richardson. She is a member of the award-winning Team Rogers in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Natasha Moodie |
| National team |  Jamaica |
| Born | 8 October 1990 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | South Florida Aquatic Club |
| College team | University of Michigan (U.S.)[1] |
Moodie competed for Jamaica in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Four months before the Games, she placed first at the Ohio State University's Toyota Grand Prix meet in Columbus, Ohio with an Olympic B-standard time of 26.61 seconds.[3][4] Moodie swam a lifetime best of 25.95 seconds to overhaul the 26-second barrier and slice her own Jamaican record by 0.14 of a second, but failed to advance past the prelims, finishing fifth in heat eight and thirty-seventh overall.[5][6]
At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Moodie matched her Olympic feat and own Jamaican record of 25.95 in the 50 m freestyle, and attained her personal best of 57.71 in the 100 m freestyle. Her performances in both of her swimming events were not sufficient to put her through to the semifinals.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Natasha Moodie". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natasha Moodie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Swimmer Moodie qualifies for Olympics". Jamaica Star. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 50m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 44. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 8". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Moodie and Silva compete in 2008 Olympics". Michigan Wolverines. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Personal best for Moodie in 100m freestyle". The Jamaican Gleaner. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2012.