Matthew Temple (swimmer)

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 broke 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 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]

Short course metres

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