About Tom:

What course are you studying and what level?

MBA

Why did you chose that course?

Upskill and explore the professional workspace

When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?

End of 2011, my dad encouraged me to give it a go! I enjoy the network of friends the sport has given me

What was your first rowing club and coach?

Hawkes Bay Rowing Club & Jock Mackintosh

What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?

Tana Umanga, captain of the All Blacks

How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?

Granted me opportunities I never thought were possible

If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?

Cricket

What is your favourite non-academic book?

Rise of the superman

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