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File:Matt Welsh and Patti Newton.jpg Welsh at 2008 Mt Waverley Village Christmas carols with Patti Newton
Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Welsh
National team	Australia
Born	(1976-11-18) 18 November 1976 Melbourne, Victoria
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Weight
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, butterfly
Club	Melbourne Vicentre Australian Institute of Sport
Medal record {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Men's swimming |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for Australia |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Olympic Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Sydney || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Sydney || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2000 Sydney || 200 m backstroke |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (LC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Perth || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Fukuoka || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Fukuoka || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2003 Barcelona || 50 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2007 Melbourne || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2003 Barcelona || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2003 Barcelona || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2005 Montreal || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2001 Fukuoka || 50 m backstroke |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (SC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2002 Moscow || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2002 Moscow || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2006 Shanghai || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2006 Shanghai || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2006 Shanghai || 50 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2006 Shanghai || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2004 Indianapolis || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2004 Indianapolis || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2004 Indianapolis || 200 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2004 Indianapolis || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2006 Shanghai || 200 m backstroke |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Pan Pacific Championships |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1999 Sydney || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2002 Yokohama || 200 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2002 Yokohama || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2006 Victoria || 4×100 m medley |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Commonwealth Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2002 Manchester || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2002 Manchester || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2002 Manchester || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2006 Melbourne || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2006 Melbourne || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2006 Melbourne || 50 m butterfly |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Goodwill Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Brisbane || 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Brisbane || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2001 Brisbane || 50 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2001 Brisbane || 200 m backstroke #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> 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-metre butterfly and 50-metre 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. Early years Welsh started swimming in his final years at Scotch College, Melbourne and moved into competitive swimming in 1995 after leaving school at the age of eighteen. He trained under coach Ian Pope at the Melbourne Vicentre Club. His first big break came in 1998 at the world swimming championships in Perth, Western Australia with a gold in the 4x100-metre medley relay. World and Olympic accomplishments Event Time Place 1998 World Championships 100m Backstroke 55.45 6th 4×100m Medley 3:37.98 Gold AR 2001 World Championships 50m Backstroke 25.49 Bronze 100m Backstroke 54.31 Gold 200m Backstroke 1:58.80 4th 4×100m Medley 3:35.35 Gold 2003 World Championships 50m Butterfly 23.43 Gold WR 50m Backstroke 25.01 Silver AR 100m Backstroke 53.92 Silver AR 200m Backstroke 1:57.94 5th 2005 World Championships 50m Backstroke 24.99 Silver AR 100m Backstroke 54.89 9th 200m Backstroke 2:02.64 18th 2007 World Championships 50m Backstroke 25.61 8th 100m Backstroke 54.65 7th 4×100m Medley 3:34.93 Gold Event Time Place 2000 Olympics 100m Backstroke 54.07 Silver AR 200m Backstroke 1:57.59 Bronze AR 4×100m Medley 3:35.27 Silver AR 2004 Olympics 100m Backstroke 54.52 5th 200m Backstroke 2:01.73 19th 4×100m Medley 3:39.14 9th At 31 and after 11 years on the Australian Swim Team, Welsh was unable to beat the younger generation at the trials and was not selected to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming history Welsh has won several world championship titles in both backstroke and butterfly. He first broke the Australian record in the 100 metre backstroke in 1998. He also won more Australian swimming titles than any swimmer in history, claiming his 50th win at the 2006 Australian titles in Brisbane in December 2006. Personal life Welsh married Lauren Newton, the daughter of Bert Newton, on 4 November 2006. They are parents to a son Sam, born January 2008 and two daughters, Eva, born May 2009 and Lola, born March 2012. Awards and honours Australian Sports Medal in 2000. Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2013 for services swimming and charity work. See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) World record progression 50 metres backstroke World record progression 50 metres butterfly World record progression 200 metres backstroke References External links Matt Welsh at FINA.org Elite Sports Matt Welsh at the Internet Movie Database sports-reference