Tom Aggar

Tom was selected in the AM single scull for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and won a gold medal, he is racing in the same boat class in 2009. 

He is also the current World Champion in the men's adaptive single having won this event at his first World Championships in 2007.

Tom made his first appearance in rowing when he competed at the 2006 Indoor Rowing Championships using the FES (functional electrical stimulation) rowing machine with integrated legs and arms achieving gold in the 2000m.  Following this he became involved in the fixed seat class of adaptive rowing through the mentoring of Simon Goodey at the London Regatta Centre.  He represents Royal Docks Rowing Club and had an outstanding first season in international rowing winning the Gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in Munich in a World best time.

He began the 2008 Paralympic season in fine style winning the Varese International Regatta in April where he also lowered his own World best time. 

Tom is a graduate of the University of Warwick and he played 1st XV rugby there, but following an accident unconnected with sport he was injured and he took up rowing in 2006 to keep fit.  He started training using the FES rowing ergometer at the Aspire National Training Centre, Stanmore.

Tom Aggar is lottery funded through UK Sport.