Matthew Renshaw (swimmer)

Matthew Renshaw

Personal information
Birth name	Matthew Douglas Renshaw
Born	(1964-10-31) 31 October 1964 (age 60)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Swimming
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle 1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1985 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 1991 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle 1985 Tokyo 100 m freestyle 1985 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle

Matthew Douglas Renshaw (born 31 October 1964) is an Australian former swimmer of the 1980s and early 1990s. ^{[1] [2]}

Renshaw, a graduate of Sydney's Barker College, trained with the Carlile swimming club. ^[3]

During the 1980s, Renshaw featured in Australia's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay quartet known as the "Mean Machine", which most famously included Neil Brooks. ^[4] At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, he and his teammates set a games record in the final to win the 4 × 100 m freestyle gold medal. He won a further Commonwealth Games gold medal in Auckland in 1990, swimming the heats for the winning 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team. ^[5]

Renshaw swam in two World Championships, in Madrid in 1986 and Perth in 1991. ^[6]

References

1. "Knee operation for Renshaw". The Canberra Times . 10 September 1985. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Dual captains for swim team". The Canberra Times . 17 December 1990. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Sydney club wins well". The Canberra Times . 19 December 1983. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Mean Machine angel". The Canberra Times . 18 May 1986. p. 2 (Sport) – via National Library of Australia.
5. Tucker, Jim (10 March 2018). "Mean Machine won gold medals and Australia's adoration". The Courier-Mail .
6. "Hard times for retiring coach". The Canberra Times . 1 January 1991. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.