Matt Welsh

Matthew ("Matt") Welsh (born November 18, 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian swimmer who is the world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. Matt currently trains under coach Ian Pope at the Melbourne Vicentre Club. He took two golds in 50 metres butterfly and 50 metres backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships in Shanghai 2006. Matt announced his retirement from professional swimming on 24 March when he failed to secure a place at the Beijing Olympics, however Matt will still swim in the 50m backstroke at the Olympic trials, however, this is not an Olympic event