Moss Christie

{{short description|Australian swimmer (1902-1978)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Moss Christie

| image = 1923 - 11 Moss Christie, The Swimmer, at Manly Baths NSW.jpg

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| caption = Christie at Manly Baths in 1923

| fullname = Maurice Froomes Christie

| nicknames = "Moss"

| national_team = Australia

| strokes = Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|09|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|12|19|1901|09|18|df=y}}

| death_place = Sydney, New South Wales

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | Australia}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1924 Paris | 4x200 m freestyle relay}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45178 |title=Moss Christie |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 November 2021}} 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.

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.