ROBBIE RENWICK captured Scotland’s first gold medal of the XIXth Commonwealth Games last night in Delhi, and then dedicated it to his late coach who died in April.Eileen Adams had spent two years taking Renwick round the world as part of his swimming education, and he believed she was looking down on him last night. The pair had moved from Aberdeen, because there is no 50-metre pool there, and made their base at Tollcross, venue for the next edition of the Games. Adams took on the post of elite performance coach at City of Glasgow but died of cancer, aged 56, within a year.“It was a memorable moment for me, standing on the podium, and I’m sure I’ll remember it for the rest of my life,” said Renwick. “If I’d thought about Eileen up on the podium, I think I would have started bawling my eyes out. It’s definitely dedicated to her. She has been such a huge part of my life. We were all over the world together. I went through thick and thin with her, dealing with the breast cancer, which was such a tragic thing. I know she was watching me tonight, and I can tell that she was proud."“Glasgow is such a proud city,” said Renwick. “Scotland is such a proud nation, and there’s a storm brewing for the next four years. It’s going to be exciting to be part of that.”
