Birtwhistle was born 30 October 1992.[2] He attended Sydney's St Joseph's College.[2] He was struck by a car while cycling to rowing training.[2] This resulted in an impairment to his left hip and leg.[2] He started a Bachelor of Engineering at University of New South Wales in 2013 but transferred to complete a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Engineering at Macquarie University in 2014.
During COVID Lockdown, he started a Masters Degree at University of Technology Sydney.
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Birtwhistle rowed while at school and at University, at a U23 national level. He retired post a car accident, while he was cycling. 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's PR3 Single Scull at the 2021 Australian Rowing Championships.[2] He won the PR3 Men's Single Scull event as part of the International 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]
birtwhistle, thomas, birty, william, birtwhistle, australian, rower, member, team, 2020, tokyo, paralympics, thomas, william, birtwhistlepersonal, informationfull, namethomas, william, birtwhistlenicknamebirtynationalityaustralianborn, 1992, october, 1992, syd. Thomas Birty William Birtwhistle is an Australian rower He was a member of the PR3 Mix 4 team at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics 1 Thomas William BirtwhistlePersonal informationFull nameThomas William BirtwhistleNicknameBirtyNationalityAustralianBorn 1992 10 30 30 October 1992 age 31 SydneyHeight194 cm 6 ft 4 in Weight94 kg 207 lb SportCountryAustraliaSportRowingClubUniversity of Technology Sydney Molesey Boat ClubContents 1 Personal 2 Rowing 3 References 4 External linksPersonal editBirtwhistle was born 30 October 1992 2 He attended Sydney s St Joseph s College 2 He was struck by a car while cycling to rowing training 2 This resulted in an impairment to his left hip and leg 2 He started a Bachelor of Engineering at University of New South Wales in 2013 but transferred to complete a Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Engineering at Macquarie University in 2014 During COVID Lockdown he started a Masters Degree at University of Technology Sydney Rowing editBirtwhistle rowed while at school and at University at a U23 national level He retired post a car accident while he was cycling 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 s PR3 Single Scull at the 2021 Australian Rowing Championships 2 He won the PR3 Men s Single Scull event as part of the International 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 and briefly holding the Paralympic record with time a of 7 06 98 He 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 At the 2023 World Rowing Championships Birtwhistle alongside his crew of Harrison Nichols Jessica Gallagher Susannah Lutze and cox Teesan Koo finished fourth in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four 7 References edit Para Rowers Overcome Adversity To Secure Tokyo Berth Paralympics Australia 12 July 2021 Retrieved 12 July 2021 a b c d e f Thomas William Birtwhistle Paralympics Australia Retrieved 12 July 2021 Tom Birtwhistle Rowing Australia Retrieved 12 July 2021 Australia Qualifies A Third Boat For The Tokyo Paralympic Games Paralympics Australia 7 June 2021 Retrieved 12 July 2021 Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 The Roar Retrieved 3 July 2022 Silver and Bronze on the Penultimate Day of the 2022 World Rowing Championships Rowing Australia 25 September 2022 Retrieved 26 September 2022 Silver lining for Morrison McIntyre as Pair cast their eyes toward Paris Rowing Australia 10 September 2023 Retrieved 11 September 2023 External links editThomas William Birtwhistle at Paralympics Australia Tom Birtwhistle at Rowing Australia Portals nbsp Australia nbsp Biography nbsp Sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Birtwhistle amp oldid 1215424668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
