Matt Welsh Biography – Matt Welsh Wiki
Matt Welsh born Matthew James Welsh is an Australian swimmer who is the former world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. He took two golds in the 50-meter butterfly and 50-meter backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships in Shanghai 2006. He retired from professional swimming in March 2008 when he failed to secure a place in the team for the Beijing Olympics.
He began 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 Vicente Club. His first big break came in 1998 at the world swimming championships in Perth, Western Australia with a gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay.
At 31 and after 11 years on the Australian Swim Team, he was unable to beat the younger generation at the trials and was not selected to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The former swimmer has won several world championship titles in both backstroke and butterfly. He first broke the Australian record in the 100-meter 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.
Matt Welsh Age
He was born on November 18, 1976, in Melbourne, Australia.
Matt Welsh Wife
He married Lauren Newton, the daughter of Bert and Patti Newton, on November 4, 2006. They are parents to six children born between January 2008 and December 2020.
Matt Welsh Children
He has six children born between January 2008 and December 2020. The children are Alby James, Monty, Sam, Perla Dolly, Eva, and Lola.
Matt Welsh Height
He stands at a listed height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 meters) tall.
