Matt Welsh

Matthew " Matt" Welsh ( born November 18, 1976 in Melbourne) is an Australian swimmer. He specializes in the layers back and butterfly.

At the Olympic Games 2000 in his native Australia Welsh won both silver 100m backstroke as well as with the Australian 4x100m medley relay. He also won bronze in 200m backstroke.

Already at the World Swimming Championships in 1998, he won gold in the 4x100 -meter medley relay.

In the swimming world championships 2001 he won gold in the 100 m backstroke and the 4x100 -meter medley relay. He also took third place over 50m Backstroke.

Two years later at the World Championships in Barcelona, he won gold over 50m butterfly and the 100m backstroke and silver 50.

In 2005, he won a silver medal in the 50m backstroke at the World Championships.

At the 2007 World Championships in his hometown of Melbourne, he still won a gold medals with the 4x100m medley relay of Australians. But in single race he could not win more medals.

In addition, Welsh won a total of seven gold, five silver and two bronze medals at Short Course World Championships. At Commonwealth Games, he won four gold and two silver medals.

Characteristics

• Club: Surry Park
• Height: 188 cm
• Weight: 80 kg
• Coach: Ian Pope

Private

Welsh is married to the Australian television star Lauren Newton, their first child Sam Albert Newton Welsh was born on 19 January 2008.