Matt Welsh

Matt Welsh

Welsh at 2008 Mt Waverley Village Christmas carols with his mother-in-law Patti Newton
Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Welsh
National team	Australia
Born	(1976-11-18) 18 November 1976 (age 47) Melbourne, Victoria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Spouse	Lauren Newton ​ (m. 2006)​ [citation needed]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, butterfly
Club	Melbourne Vicentre Australian Institute of Sport
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.^[1]