Scott Weltz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Scott William Weltz |
| Nickname | Scotty |
| National team |  United States |
| Born | March 19, 1987 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm) |
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke, individual medley |
| Club | Marin Pirates |
| College team | University of California, Davis |
Scott William Weltz (born March 19, 1987) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. Weltz was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and placed fifth in the 200-meter breaststroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Early years
[edit]Weltz was born in San Jose, California. He was a member of the San Jose Aquatics Club from the age of 7. He swam while attending Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose.[1][2] He attended the University of California, Davis. Weltz was coached by Peter Motekaitis before the men's swim program was terminated at UC Davis.
2012 Summer Olympics
[edit]At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the U.S. qualifying meet for the Olympics, Weltz made the U.S. Olympic team for the first time by finishing first in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:09.01.[3] Weltz also finished fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:00.68.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Weltz placed fifth in the finals of the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:09.02.[5] His semifinal time the day before (2:08.99) and Olympic Trial time (2:09.01) showed remarkable consistency.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scott Weltz beats Brendan Hansen, Eric Shanteau in 200 breast - 2012 Olympics - SI.com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. June 26, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "Scott Weltz upsets Brendan Hansen, Eric Shanteau in 200 breast - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Scott Weltz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Scott Weltz at World Aquatics
- Scott Weltz at Olympics.com
- Scott Weltz at Olympic.org (archived)
- Scott Weltz at Olympedia (archive)
- Scott Weltz at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
- Scott Weltz at Team USA (archive July 11, 2022)
- Scott Weltz – University of California, Davis athlete profile at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2011)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- American male breaststroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for the United States
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- University of California, Davis alumni
- Swimmers from San Jose, California
- Bellarmine College Preparatory alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American swimming biography stubs