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Robert Renwick
Scottish swimmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the British industrialist, see Robert Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick.
Robert Peter Renwick (born 21 July 1988) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and FINA world championships, as well as Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. Renwick is a world champion and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist. He 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 as a 17-year-old. The team won silver, after he was narrowly touched out by the English relay team. Renwick featured in every major Olympic or world championship for Britain from 2007 to 2016.
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![]() Renwick at the 2011 British Gas ASA Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Robert Peter Renwick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Robbie", "Rabs" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 36) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | University of Stirling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Steven Tigg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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