Matthew Renshaw (swimmer) explained

Birth Name:	Matthew Douglas Renshaw
Birth Date:	31 October 1964
Sport:	Swimming
Event:	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 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 gold medal. He won a further Commonwealth Games gold medal in Auckland in 1990, swimming the heats for the winning relay team.^[5]

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

Notes and References

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