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 Sydney100 m backstroke
2000 Sydney4×100 m medley
2000 Sydney200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
1998 Perth4×100 m medley
2001 Fukuoka100 m backstroke
2001 Fukuoka4×100 m medley
2003 Barcelona50 m butterfly
2007 Melbourne4×100 m medley
2003 Barcelona50 m backstroke
2003 Barcelona100 m backstroke
2005 Montreal50 m backstroke
2001 Fukuoka50 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
1999 Hong Kong4×100 m medley
2002 Moscow50 m backstroke
2002 Moscow100 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai50 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai100 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai50 m butterfly
2006 Shanghai4×100 m medley
1999 Hong Kong100 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis50 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis100 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis200 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis4×100 m medley
1999 Hong Kong50 m backstroke
2006 Shanghai200 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
1999 Sydney100 m backstroke
2002 Yokohama200 m backstroke
2002 Yokohama4×100 m medley
2006 Victoria4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester50 m backstroke
2002 Manchester100 m backstroke
2002 Manchester4×100 m medley
2006 Melbourne4×100 m medley
2006 Melbourne100 m backstroke
2006 Melbourne50 m butterfly
Goodwill Games
2001 Brisbane100 m backstroke
2001 Brisbane4×100 m medley
2001 Brisbane50 m backstroke
2001 Brisbane200 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.