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It's a boy! One of Aussie sport's hottest power couples announce arrival of first baby Madi Wilson and Matt Short have announced birth of baby Wilson gave birth to Austin Wilson Short on Monday Sporting power couple debuted their romance last year By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:57 EDT, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 21:57 EDT, 27 August 2024 e-mail View comments Swimmer Madi Wilson and cricketer Matt Short have delighted fans with news of the safe arrival of their first child, a baby boy named Austin. Wilson gave birth on Monday, with Austin Wilson Short weighing 3.46kg.

The international sporting stars took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the happy news alongside a series of sweet photos of their newborn. 'Our little Aussie is here and we couldn't be happier,' the couple posted. Athletes rushed to the comment section to send their best wishes.



'So proud of you, he's beautiful,' replied Ariarne Titmus . 'He's gorgeous! Congratulations to you both,' Mollie O'Callaghan wrote. 'Congrats guys,' posted Glenn Maxwell.

Madi Wilson and Matt Short have announced the arrival of their first child, Austin Swim champion Wilson gave birth on Monday, with Austin Wilson Short weighing 3.46kg The Aussie stars were engaged in October last year and first shared the good news they were expecting a baby back in January . '2 becomes 3.

What a journey ours has been, we are excited to announce we are expecting our rainbow baby in 2024,' they said in a joint post. 'It has been a whirlwind 12 months and we are so excited for what the future holds.' Wilson, who is an Olympic champion, had an alarming health scare in 2023 when it was discovered she had several tumours in her breast.

'I have a lot of messages coming through about why I'm not on camp currently with my Dolphins,' she wrote at the time. The social media post onset a wave of congratulatory messages from the world of sport The Aussie athletes were engaged in October last year and shared the news they were expecting a baby back in January Madi Wilson and Matt Short debuted their romance at last year's awards ceremony 'We found 4 tumours in my breast which we needed to take biopsies of.' Tests revealed the tumours were benign but the swimming champ said the experience was still 'one of the most scary things I've experienced in my life.

' Short and Wilson debuted their romance at last year's awards ceremony. The swimmer has previously dated fellow athlete Kyle Chalmers . Wilson also made headlines in 2021 when she was hospitalised with Covid-19 while travelling in Italy for the International Swimming League.

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