Tom Barras
Rower // Men's Squad
Club: Leander Club
Height: 192cm
Hometown: Staines
Tom relaxes after training by watching Les Miserables, so bringing home silver at his first Olympics in Tokyo certainly was the culmination of a dream he dreamed in times gone by.
The second place finish saw the quad make history as Team GB’s first ever Olympic medal in that boat class.
He started rowing aged 11 at Burway Rowing Club near Staines, where his family lives, and attended Tiffin School in Kingston-upon-Thames. Tom is a qualified physiotherapist, who studied at Cardiff University. He loves to visit Mauritius because of the gorgeous weather and beaches – which coincidentally is twinned with his home town of Staines. Outside of rowing he is busy planning his wedding to fiancée Ellie.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | World Rowing Cup I Varese, ITA |
M4x | |
| 2023 | World Rowing Championships Belgrade, SRB |
4 | M4x |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
M4x | |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup II Varese, ITA |
M4x | |
| 2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
4 | M4x |
| 2022 | World Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
M4x | |
| 2022 | European Rowing Championships Munich, GER |
4 | M4x |
| 2022 | World Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
1 (FB Final) | M4x |
| 2021 | Olympic Games Regatta Tokyo, JPN |
M4x | |
| 2021 | World Cup II Lucerne, SUI |
M4x | |
| 2021 | European Rowing Championships Varese, ITA |
5 | M4x |
| 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:
- 2024
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Varese, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Munich, GER - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- 1 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- Olympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- World Cup II
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- M4x
- 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.
