Robert Renwick
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Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
. However, the team won silver, after Renwick was narrowly touched out by the opposing English relay team.
Robert qualified for Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in two events, the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay. He achieved this by finishing second, behind Ross Davenport
, in the 2008 Long Course British Championships (incorporating the Olympic trials). His time in the final was 1:48.29.
Renwick won the gold medal in the 200m freestyle at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
.
Educated at Cults Academy
in Aberdeen
, he is currently a student at the University of Strathclyde
where he is reading Sports Engineering in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management.
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
. However, the team won silver, after Renwick was narrowly touched out by the opposing English relay team.
Robert qualified for Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in two events, the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay. He achieved this by finishing second, behind Ross Davenport
Ross Davenport
Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay....
, in the 2008 Long Course British Championships (incorporating the Olympic trials). His time in the final was 1:48.29.
Renwick won the gold medal in the 200m freestyle at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
.
Educated at Cults Academy
Cults Academy
Cults Academy is an Aberdeen City Council secondary school in Cults, Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the recipient of The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary School of the Year Award 2008 due to its outstanding exam results in the past year , having been rated 3rd in 2005...
in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, he is currently a student at the University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
where he is reading Sports Engineering in the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management.