Tom Targets Gold at London 2012

Tom Aggar (1995-2002), a rowing gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, is targeting gold again for London 2012.

Tom has already been named in the GB Rowing Team for the London Paralympics in 2012. In May this year, he continued his five-year unbeaten run by winning the adaptive men's single scull final by a considerable distance in Munich at the season's only world cup for adaptive racers.

He was named 2010 World Rowing Adaptive Crew of the Year for the second consecutive year by the sport’s international governing body. The award winners were announced at World Rowing’s annual gala dinner at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley.

The accolade follows a season during which he remained unbeaten in the adaptive men’s single scull and improved his own World Best time. In November 2010, he trounced the opposition at the World Rowing Championships, winning gold by a 13-second margin to secure his third Championships title.

He started rowing as part of rehabilitation programme, following an accident in 2005 that left him paralysed. He is currently a Sports Sciences MSc student at Brunel University.