Matt Welsh

Matt Welsh
Welsh at 2008 Mt Waverley Village Christmas carols with his mother-in-law Patti Newton
Personal information
Full nameMatthew James Welsh
National team Australia
Born (1976-11-18) 18 November 1976
Melbourne, Victoria
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spouse
Lauren Newton
(m. 2006)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke
2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley
2000 Sydney 200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
1998 Perth 4×100 m medley
2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke
2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
2003 Barcelona 50 m butterfly
2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
2003 Barcelona 50 m backstroke
2003 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
2005 Montreal 50 m backstroke
2001 Fukuoka 50 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley
2002 Moscow 50 m backstroke
2002 Moscow 100 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai 50 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai 100 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai 50 m butterfly
2006 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
1999 Hong Kong 100 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis 50 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis 100 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis 200 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
1999 Hong Kong 50 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai 200 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
1999 Sydney 100 m backstroke
2002 Yokohama 200 m backstroke
2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley
2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester 50 m backstroke
2002 Manchester 100 m backstroke
2002 Manchester 4×100 m medley
2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
2006 Melbourne 100 m backstroke
2006 Melbourne 50 m butterfly
Goodwill Games
2001 Brisbane 100 m backstroke
2001 Brisbane 4×100 m medley
2001 Brisbane 50 m backstroke
2001 Brisbane 200 m backstroke

Matthew James Welsh OAM (born 18 November 1976) is an Australian swimmer who is the former world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. He took two golds in 50-meter butterfly and 50-meter backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships in Shanghai 2006. Welsh retired from professional swimming in March 2008 when he failed to secure a place in the team for the Beijing Olympics.