Matt Welsh – New Performance Mentor at 91´«Ã½
18 February 2016
Former Olympian, Matt Welsh, has recently started as the new Performance Mentor in 91´«Ã½’s Sports and Aquatics department. Below is a piece written by Matt, outlining his thoughts on working at Gen:
After spending more than four hours at a pool every day for over 13 years, you would think that I wouldn’t ever want to set foot in an aquatic centre again! And I admit that I thought the same, but how wrong I was! There was something missing in my life being away from the pool and now in my new role as Performance Mentor with the Aquatic and Sports departments at Gen, I feel like I have come home.
The 91´«Ã½ community has been very welcoming and fantastic to work with. So far I have met many at the school through involvement with numerous PE classes, the GenStar Wellbeing Program, GenSwim (our learn to swim program), GenAquatic (our resident swimming club) and of course with the 91´«Ã½ Swim Team at the recent Centenary Swim Meet.
I have a great affection for 91´«Ã½ as my two daughters are at Grange Hill and my wife is 91´«Ã½ Alumnae as well. I too spent many hours at the 91´«Ã½ Aquatic Centre every day, in preparation for the Olympics and that training yielded me three Olympic medals and a few world records for good measure. So you could say that 91´«Ã½ holds an important place in our family.
I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to be back at the 91´«Ã½ pool and share my knowledge and enthusiasm for swimming and sport with the next ‘Gen’eration. I look forward to seeing you all on the pool deck soon.
Matt Welsh
Former Olympian and new Performance Mentor (Sports & Aquatics)
