Scott Weltz

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.

Scott Weltz
Personal information
Full nameScott William Weltz
Nickname(s)Scotty
National team United States
Born (1987-03-19) March 19, 1987
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, individual medley
ClubMarin Pirates
College teamUniversity of California, Davis

Early years

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
See also: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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
  1. "Scott Weltz beats Brendan Hansen, Eric Shanteau in 200 breast - 2012 Olympics - SI.com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  2. "Scott Weltz upsets Brendan Hansen, Eric Shanteau in 200 breast - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  3. "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. 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.


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