Tom Birtwhistle

Thomas "Tom" William Birtwhistle is an Australian Paralympic rower. He was a member of the PR3 Mix 4+ team at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1]

Tom Birtwhistle
Personal information
Full nameThomas William Birtwhistle
NationalityAustralian
Born (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992
Sydney, New South Wales
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing

Personal

Birtwhistle was born 30 October 1992.[2] He attended Sydney’s St Joseph’s College.[2] In 2010, he was struck by a car whilst cycling to rowing training.[2] This resulted in an impairment to his left hip, leg and sacral pelvis.[2] He completed a Bachelor of Engineering at University of New South Wales in 2013 and Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical and Spatial Information Science at Macquarie University in 2018. In 2021, he works as a Financial Analyst with Lendlease.[2]

Rowing

He rowed whilst a school but after injuries after being struck by a car led him to stop rowing. He briefly returned to rowing in 2013 but injuries and university studies led him to again cease rowing. The Sydney COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 led him to training on a rowing ergometer and this led to his return to rowing.[2] He rows from the UTS Haberfield Rowing Club in Sydney.[3]

Birtwhistle won the Men'PR3 Single Scull at the 2021 Australian Rowing Championships.[2] He won the PR3 Men’s Single Scull event as part of the International Para-Rowing Regatta, which was run alongside the 2021 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate, Italy. This qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in PR3 Mix 4+ team.[4]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Birtwhistle was a member of the PR3 Mix 4+ along with James Talbot, Nikki Ayers, Alexandra Viney. Their cox was Renae Domaschenz. They qualified for the final after winning their Repechage with time of 7:06.98 but came fourth in the final and failed to win a medal.[5]

With Jessica Gallagher, Alexandra Viney, James Talbot and Teesaan Koo under the canvas, Birtwhistle finished fourth in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[6]

References
  1. "Para-Rowers Overcome Adversity To Secure Tokyo Berth". Paralympics Australia. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Thomas William Birtwhistle". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Tom Birtwhistle". Rowing Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Australia Qualifies A Third Boat For The Tokyo Paralympic Games". Paralympics Australia. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. "Silver and Bronze on the Penultimate Day of the 2022 World Rowing Championships". Rowing Australia. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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