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Joshua John Watson (born 31 July 1977) is an Australian backstroke swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Josh Watson
Personal information
Full nameJoshua John Watson
Nickname(s)"Josh"
National team Australia
Born (1977-07-31) 31 July 1977 (age 45)
Newcastle, New South Wales
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubKingscliff Swim Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney[1] 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
1999 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
1999 Sydney 100 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur 4 x 100 m medley relay
1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m backstroke

Training at the Kingscliff club near the Queensland border, and coached by Greg Salter, Watson became Australian champion in the 50-metre backstroke in 1996. However, as it was not an Olympic event, he did not gain national selection until 1997, when he competed at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 1998, he made his international long-course debut at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, where he won a silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke and a gold medal in the medley relay. Josh was Australia's first male Backstroke World Champion when he won the 200m Backstroke at the 1999 FINA Short Course World Championships in Hong Kong. He also won bronze in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Sydney.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Watson swam the backstroke leg in the heats of the 4×100-metre medley relay, before being replaced by Matt Welsh in the team that trailed the United States team home in the final. Watson was also a finalist in the 100-metre backstroke, where he was narrowly beaten into fourth place.[2] Watson continued to be selected in the same role (except for a self-imposed break in 2002) until the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, when he failed to qualify for the semifinals of the 100-metrebackstroke. This enabled him to collect a gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Watson now lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Tess.[2]


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- [en] Josh Watson (swimmer)

[es] Josh Watson

Joshua John Watson –conocido como Josh Watson– (Newcastle, 31 de julio de 1979) es un deportista australiano que compitió en natación.[1]

[it] Josh Watson

Joshua John Watson (Newcastle, 31 luglio 1977) è un ex nuotatore australiano.



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