Tasha Schwikert

Tasha Schwikert
Schwikert in 2008
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1984-11-21) November 21, 1984 (age 39) Las Vegas, Nevada
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international
Years on national team	1997–2005 (USA)
Club	Gym Cats
College team	University of California, Los Angeles
Former coach(es)	Cassie Rice; Val Kondos-Field
Retired	2008
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team World Championships 2003 Anaheim Team 2001 Ghent Team Pan American Championships 2001 Cancún Team 2001 Cancún All-Around 2001 Cancún Uneven Bars 2001 Cancún Vault 2001 Cancún Balance Beam 2001 Cancún Floor Exercise Representing UCLA Bruins NCAA Championships 2005 Auburn All-Around 2008 Athens All-Around 2008 Athens Uneven Bars 2007 Salt Lake City Uneven Bars 2008 Athens Floor Exercise 2005 Auburn Uneven Bars

Tasha Schwikert Moser (born November 21, 1984) is a retired American gymnast who is a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, a World Gymnastics Championships team gold medalist, the 2001 and 2002 U.S. senior national all-around champion and the 2005 and 2008 NCAA all-around national champion.

Schwikert began gymnastics at a young age and rose through the ranks to the elite level in the sport in the mid-90s. She was a surprise member of the 2000 Olympic squad, but performed well in both the team preliminaries and finals in Sydney. Following the Olympics, she became one of the most prominent gymnasts in the United States, winning two team medals at the World Championships and placing fifth in the all-around at the 2001 Worlds. An ankle injury impeded her progress and left her named as an alternate on the 2004 Olympic team.

Following her elite career, Schwikert spent four years as a member of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team. During her time with the Bruins she won two individual all-around NCAA national champion titles and two Pac-10 all-around titles, and was nominated for the Honda Award. She is currently pursuing a career in broadcast journalism, and has already been employed as a commentator at several major gymnastics events.