Olympic Surfer Carissa Moore Welcomes First Baby with Husband Luke Untermann: 'Our Little Squish Is Here'

Mar. 15, 2025

Olympic swimmer Carissa Moore’s newborn.Photo:Carissa Moore/Instagram

Carissa Moore/Instagram

Carissa Mooreis officially a mom!

One photo showed her newborn swaddled in a blanket on her lap with her eyes closed. The other picture featured the newly minted mom with a huge smile on her face, as her daughter lay on her chest.

“Our little squish is here 🥹” she wrote in the caption. “‘Olena Lililehua Untermann born 2/24/25 at 3:39am ✨.”

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“Surfing is already feeling a little different pregnant but so stoked to be in the water, riding waves and still pushing a few turns,” she continued. “Embracing the challenge of figuring out this new pace and approach for a little while 💕”

At the premiere of Cirque Du Soleil’sAuana, Moore told PEOPLE that she “can’t wait to tell my daughter one day she was in the barrel with me at the Olympics.” The gold medalist noted that she hopes her daughter will follow in her footsteps.

“I think probably start off with some swimming first,” she said, when asked how quickly she plans to get her daughter on a surfboard. “I think my dad got us in the water after a couple months, so as soon as possible, really.”

source: people.com