| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Great Britain England |
| Born | (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) Mansfield, England |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Medal record | |
Molly Renshaw (born 6 May 1996) is an English breaststroke swimmer. In 2016, she won the 200 metres breaststroke at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).
Career
In 2012, she won the national 200 m title, but was not selected for the 2012 Olympics because her time was below the qualifying standard. She swam the qualifying time at the Olympic trials of March 2012, but did not win the race, which was required for the Olympic selection. Viewing setbacks as opportunities to identify and work on areas needing improvement, Molly Renshaw overcame the disappointment of not making the 2012 Olympic team. Recognizing areas where she needed support to reach the next level, Molly surrounded herself with a good team and coaches who pushed her, through the highs and lows of training and competition, to achieve her goals.
Renshaw made her British debut aged 15 at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, the first of five World Championships in which she reached five individual finals and one with the British women’s medley relay.
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting a new British record of 2:22:33 while qualifying for the 200m breaststroke final.
Speaking from example, the 5-time World Championships competitor and 2016 World Champion, encourages younger swimmers to, “Be patient! You have to work hard to achieve your best, and it won’t come without going through highs and lows and being persistent with your training.”
In 2020 Renshaw competed for the US-based swim team - New York Breakers - in the second season of the International Swimming League.
Renshaw was named as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in 2021.
Renshaw was selected to compete for the New York Breakers again for the 2021 International Swimming League.
On 8 November 2022, Renshaw announced her retirement from the sport after an 11-year career.
References
- Molly Renshaw. glasgow2014.com
- "Rio selection for Loughborough College swimmer Molly Renshaw". Loughborough College. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Rio Olympics 2016: Andrew Willis finishes fourth in 200m breaststroke final". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "ISL". a.isl.global. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- Penland, Spencer (1 August 2021). "ISL Season 3: Free Agency Period Closed July 30th, Season Begins August 24th". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Three-Time European Champion Molly Renshaw Retires After An 11-Year Career Following Debut At 15". Swimming World News. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
External links
- Molly Renshaw at British Swimming (archived)
- Molly Renshaw at World Aquatics
- Molly Renshaw at the International Swimming League
- Molly Renshaw at Swimrankings.net
- Molly Renshaw at Olympedia (archive)
- Molly Renshaw at Team GB
- Molly Renshaw at Team England
- Molly Renshaw at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Molly Renshaw at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Molly Renshaw at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
| World short-course champions in women's 200 m breaststroke | |
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- English female breaststroke swimmers
- British female breaststroke swimmers
- Sportspeople from Mansfield
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen