Matthew Temple (swimmer)

Matthew Temple
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999
Bundoora, Australia [2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubMarion Swim Club [1]
CoachPeter Bishop[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest 100 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley

Matthew Temple (born 20 June 1999) is an Australian swimmer. He won 3 bronze medals at the Summer Olympics, and is the Australian record holder in the 100 m butterfly.

2019 - 2021

At the 2019 Australian Trials in Brisbane, Temple qualified for his first Australian team. He won the 100 m butterfly, tying with David Morgan in a personal best time of 51.47.[3][4]

At the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Temple came 11th in the 200 m butterfly. He swam in the heats of the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay, winning a gold medal after Australia finished first in the final.[5][6] In the 100 m butterfly, he finished 6th in the final in a time of 51.51.[7] He concluded the championships with the 4 × 100 m medley relay, where he split 50.99 and finished 5th.[8]

At the 2021 Australian Trials in Adelaide, Temple qualified for his first Olympic team, doing so with personal bests in three events. The first was the 200 m butterfly, which he won in a time of 1:55.25. He then recorded 48.32 to finish second in the 100 m freestyle. On the final day of competition, Temple went 50.45 in the 100 m butterfly. This was a new Australian record, surpassing Andrew Lauterstein's mark of 50.85 from 2009.[9][10][11]

At Tokyo Olympics, Temple's first event was the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He swam the first leg in a time of 48.07, and Australia won the bronze medal overall.[12] He finished 18th in the 200 m butterfly and did not advance to the semifinals.[13] In the seventh finals session, Temple swam two events. First was the 100 m butterfly final, where he finished equal-5th in a time of 50.92. He concluded the night by swimming the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay, where Australia won the bronze medal.[14] His final event was the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay, where Australia finished 5th.[15]

2022 - Present

At the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Temple competed in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, winning the silver medal.[16] Swimming the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay, Temple won his second silver of the championships.[17] Individually, he finished 5th in the 100 m butterfly in a time of 51.15.[18] He later competed in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, finishing 4th.[19]

At the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Temple swam the second leg of the 4 × 50 m freestyle relay. Australia won the gold medal in a time of 1:23.44.[20] On the final day of competition, Temple competed in two events. First was the 100 m butterfly, where he came 7th in a time of 49.67.[21] He then swam the butterfly leg of the 4 × 100 m medley relay. Splitting 48.34, Temple worked to close a deficit between Australia and the USA. After a close final leg between Australia, USA and Italy, Australia and the USA dead-heated for the gold medal. Both teams breaking the world record of 3:19.16 from 2009, and they finished 0.08 seconds ahead of Italy.[22]

At the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Temple swam in the heats of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He won a gold medal after Australia placed first in the final.[23][24] He swam the butterfly leg of the mixed medley relay, winning the silver medal.[25] He finished 4th in the 100 m butterfly, recording a time of 50.81.[26] His final event was the 4 × 100 m medley relay, where he won the bronze medal.[27]

In December 2023, Temple competed at the Japan Open in Tokyo. Swimming the 100 m butterfly, he went 50.25 to break his own Australian record.[28] Days later, he swam a time trial of the short course 100 m butterfly, recording a time of 48.62. This broke the Australian record of 49.31 held by David Morgan.[29]

At the 2024 Olympics, Temple came 7th in the 100 m butterfly with a time of 51.10.[30] Swimming butterfly, he won the bronze medal in the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay.[31]

Temple qualified for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.[32] There, he came 5th in the 100 m butterfly.[33]

World records

Short course metres

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 4x100 m medley relay[a] 3:18.98 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 18 December 2022 Former [34]

a split 48.34 (butterfly leg); with Isaac Cooper (backstroke leg), Joshua Yong (breaststroke leg), Kyle Chalmers (freestyle leg)

Awards and honours

  • Swimming Australia AIS Discovery of the Year: 2019[35]

References

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  2. ^ "Matthew Temple - Paris 2024 Olympics". Paris 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ Andy Ross (14 June 2019). "Swimming Australia Names Strong Roster of 27 Athletes for 2019 World Championships". Swimming World. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results". Swimming Australia. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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  9. ^ Mark Dziak (14 June 2021). "2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  10. ^ Mark Dziak (15 June 2021). "2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  11. ^ Ben Dornan (17 June 2021). "Matthew Temple Blasts 50.45 100 Fly Australian Record, #8 Performer Ever". SwimSwam. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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  14. ^ Tom Decent (31 July 2021). "McKeown creates history with backstroke gold, Ledecky beats Titmus in 800m". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Australia's Elijah Winnington, women's 4x100m freestyle relay win gold on day one of world swimming titles". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Australia wins two silver medals at world swimming titles, for Mollie O'Callaghan and Shayna Jack's 4x100m mixed medley relay team". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Australia ends world swimming titles with 17 medals, Mollie O'Callgahan wins sixth medal in women's medley relay". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  20. ^ James Sutherland (15 December 2022). "Australian Teams Smash Commonwealth, Oceanian Records In 200 Free Relay". SwimSwam. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
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  22. ^ Yanyan Li (18 December 2022). "American And Australian Men Tie World Record In 4×100 Medley Relay — 3:18.98". SwimSwam. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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  25. ^ "Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan breaks world record, beating Ariarne Titmus for women's 200m freestyle world title in Japan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  26. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 30 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2023.
  28. ^ Ian Hanson (3 December 2023). "Aussie Olympian Matt Temple Smashes Own 100 Butterfly National Record at Japan Open". Swimming World. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  29. ^ Ian Hanson (14 December 2023). "Cody Simpson's Flying Visit from Queensland to NSW For Back-To-Back State Championship Victories". Swimming World. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  30. ^ "2024 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  31. ^ Tom Decent (4 August 2024). "What you need to know about swimming's most absurd and thrilling race". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  32. ^ "Singapore Flyers: Dolphins named for World Championships". Swimming Australia. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  33. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  34. ^ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  35. ^ Retta Race (25 November 2019). "Ariarne Titmus Tops Annual Swimming Australia Awards". SwimSwam. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
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