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Matt Welsh

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Matthew James Welsh (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Matt Welsh is the 657th most popular swimmer (down from 593rd in 2024), the 1,108th most popular biography from Australia (down from 1,003rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Matt Welsh ranks 657 out of 709. Before him are Cate Campbell, Chase Kalisz, Wu Peng, Gretchen Walsh, James Magnussen, and Mollie O'Callaghan. After him are Kaio de Almeida, Jessica Long, Saho Harada, Anastasiya Kirpichnikova, Kaylee McKeown, and Roman Mityukov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Matt Welsh ranks 1,375. Before him are Steve Williams, Janet Varney, Dan Boyle, Armando Estrada, Bizzy Bone, and Ryan Smyth. After him are Olive Loughnane, Ian Poulter, Valerie Fleming, Kate Markgraf, Brett Lee, and Toshiaki Fushimi.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Matt Welsh ranks 1,108 out of 1,143. Before him are Belinda Snell (1981), James Chapman (1979), James Magnussen (1991), Mollie O'Callaghan (2004), Danny Allsopp (1978), and Callum Scotson (1996). After him are Joshua Brillante (1993), Jay McCarthy (1992), Teagan Croft (2004), Ante Milicic (1974), Patrick Dwyer (1977), and Kaylee McKeown (2001).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Matt Welsh ranks 50. Before him are Brenton Rickard (1983), Leisel Jones (1985), Ariarne Titmus (2000), Libby Trickett (1985), James Magnussen (1991), and Mollie O'Callaghan (2004). After him are Kaylee McKeown (2001), Kyle Chalmers (1998), Angie Bainbridge (1989), Blair Evans (1991), Susie O'Neill (1973), and Kylie Palmer (1990).

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