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Moss Christie
	Christie at Manly Baths in 1923
Personal information
Full name	Maurice Froomes Christie
Nickname	"Moss"
National team	Australia
Born	18 September 1901; Sydney, New South Wales
Died	19 December 1978 (aged 77); Sydney, New South Wales
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games

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.^[1] 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.