Matt Welsh

{{Short description|Australian swimmer (born 1976)}}

{{Other people}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Matt Welsh

| image = Matt Welsh and Patti Newton.jpg

| image_size =

| spouse = {{marriage|Lauren Newton|2006}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

| caption = Welsh at 2008 Mt Waverley Village Christmas carols with his mother-in-law Patti Newton

| fullname = Matthew James Welsh

| nicknames =

| national_team = {{AUS}}

| strokes = Backstroke, butterfly

| club = {{Ubl | Melbourne Vicentre | Australian Institute of Sport}}

| coach =

| collegeteam =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|11|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | Australia}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Sydney | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Sydney | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Sydney | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Perth | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Fukuoka | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Fukuoka | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold | 2003 Barcelona | 50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalGold | 2007 Melbourne | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Barcelona | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Barcelona | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Montreal | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze | 2001 Fukuoka | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Hong Kong | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Moscow | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Moscow | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Shanghai | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Shanghai | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Shanghai | 50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Shanghai | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Hong Kong | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Indianapolis | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Indianapolis | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Indianapolis | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Indianapolis | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze | 1999 Hong Kong | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Shanghai | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Sydney | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Yokohama | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Yokohama | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Victoria | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Manchester | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Manchester | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Manchester | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Melbourne | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Melbourne | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Melbourne | 50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalCompetition | Goodwill Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Brisbane | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Brisbane | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver | 2001 Brisbane | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2001 Brisbane | 200 m backstroke}}

}}

Matthew James Welsh {{post-nominals|country=AUS|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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/beijing2008/matt-welsh-to-quit-the-pool/2008/03/24/1206207015456.html |title=Matt Welsh to quit the pool |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 March 2008 |agency=Australian Associated Press (AAP) |url-access=limited}}