Tom James

About Tom James

Tom James (born 11 March 1984 in Cardiff, Wales) is a British rower, World Championship medalist, and victorious Cambridge Blue.

Tom was educated at the King's School, Chester, where he took up the sport of rowing. He went up to Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 2002, obtaining his undergraduate degree in engineering in 2007.

Whilst at Cambridge University, Tom was a member of Cambridge University Boat Club and took part in The Boat Race four times in five years between 2003 and 2007 (taking a year off to train for the 2004 Summer Olympics). He was elected president of the Cambridge University Boat Club for the 2006-07 academic year.