Tom Barras
Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 7th Jan 1994 (29 years old)
Club: Leander Club
Height: 192cm
Hometown: Staines
Olympic silver medallist Tom Barras first grabbed the attention of the rowing world with a fantastic bronze medal in the single sculls at the World Rowing Championships in 2017.
He started rowing at the age of 11 at Burway RC near Staines, under the tutelage of Jim Mathieson. His first international performance came at the 2011 Coupe de la Jeunesse where he was selected to race in the men’s single scull. In 2012 he sculled at the World Rowing Junior Championships in the quad (JM4x), before joining the U23 team from 2014-2016 while studying physiotherapy at Cardiff University, where he rowed for the university club under the guidance of coach Ian Shore.
Tom won a bronze medal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships in the double scull, and claimed the BUCS single-scull title in 2015.
At his first senior World Championships in 2017 in Florida, he took a number of impressive scalps, including New Zealand’s Robbie Manson and Croatia’s Olympic silver medallist Damir Martin, en route to his third place podium finish.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | World Rowing Championships Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
2 (FC Final) | M1x |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup III Rotterdam, NED |
2 (FC Final) | M1x |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup II Poznan, POL |
4 | M1x |
| 2019 | European Rowing Championships Lucerne, SUI |
1 (FB Final) | M1x |
| 2018 | World Rowing Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
1 (FB Final) | M4x |
| 2018 | European Rowing Championships Glasgow, GBR |
6 | M4x |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
M4x | |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup II Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
1 (FB Final) | M4x |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
M4x | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Championships Sarasota-Bradenton, USA |
M1x | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
1 (FC Final) | M1x |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup II Poznan, POL |
5 | M1x |
| 2017 | European Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
4 | M4x |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
M4x | |
| 2016 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Rotterdam, NED |
5 | BM1x |
| 2014 | World Rowing U23 Championships Varese, ITA |
1 (FC Final) | BM4x |
| 2012 | World Rowing Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
6 (FB Final) | JM4x |
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- 2 (FC Final)
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- 2 (FC Final)
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 1 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Position:
- 1 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR - Position:
- 6
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- 1 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA - Position:
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 1 (FC Final)
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- BM1x
- Year:
- 2014
- Event:
- World Rowing U23 Championships
Varese, ITA - Position:
- 1 (FC Final)
- Boat:
- BM4x
- Year:
- 2012
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Position:
- 6 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- JM4x
Beyond the Boat
Tom is a qualified physiotherapist and works part-time alongside training. His family live in Staines, which is twinned with Mauritius – his favourite holiday destination, because of the lovely weather and beaches.
Given the chance to become any other sportsperson, he would choose to be Usain Bolt, who he admires for his ability to have fun without impacting on performance.
If stranded on a desert island, Tom would hope to be accompanied by a decent supply of tracksuit bottoms, Coca-Cola, and his phone. He relaxes on the sofa after training by watching Les Misérables or Olympus Has Fallen, and three of his best friends would be his ideal dinner party companions.
He is Lottery funded through UK Sport.
