Moss Burmester Facts

Moss Burmester is a world-class competitive swimmer from New Zealand. Burmester, who was born in 1981, specializes in the 200-meter butterfly. As of 2011, his fourth-place time of 1:54.35 in the event during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is the fastest ever for a New Zealander.

Gold and Bronze

Burmester's career highlights include winning the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly and the bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

2004 Olympics

Burmester competed in the 200-meter butterfly during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 12th place.

2010 Retirement

In late 2010, Burmester announced his retirement from competitive swimming, asserting that Swimming New Zealand did not have its athletes' best interests in mind. He quickly recanted, however, and said his decision to retire was premature.

References

• Zeus-Sport: Moss Burmester
• Sunday Star Times: Moss Burmester Calls it Quits Over Lack of Trust
• Bay of Plenty Times: Moss Burmester Weighs Up Retirement