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Thomas William Kenelm Digby (born 23 July 1998) is a British national representative
rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...
. He is a two-time world and European champion.


School, varsity & club rowing

Raised in
Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buc ...
, Digby was introduced to rowing at the
Upper Thames Rowing Club Upper Thames Rowing Club is an English rowing club. It has a large clubhouse at Remenham in Berkshire, on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames and is set back by its lawn frontage from the first half of the course of Henley Royal ...
. He attended
Abingdon School Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
where he gained colours in rowing and was the captain of the eights for the
Abingdon School Boat Club Abingdon School Boat Club is the rowing club for Abingdon School. The club has a strong tradition of providing rowers for the Oxford University Boat Club, Cambridge University Boat Club and international teams. History The boat club has a lon ...
. Whilst still at school he set national age records on the ergometer, won national indoor rowing competitions and ultimately made selection to the GB junior representative squad in all three of his senior school years. After leaving Abingdon in 2016 he attended
Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
where he rowed in the Yale senior 1st eight for three successive inter-collegiate racing seasons. Digby's senior club rowing has been from the
Oxford Brookes University Boat Club Oxford Brookes University Boat Club (known as Brookes especially verbally and as OBUBC in formal print) is the rowing club of Oxford Brookes University, England. Its large base is on the longest reach ...
. In 2023, he won his third consecutive
Grand Challenge Cup The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and best-known event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing cl ...
(the blue riband event at the
Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...
) rowing for
Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University (formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic) is a public university in Oxford, England. It is a new university, having received university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The university was named ...
.


International representative career

Digby first achieved national selection for Great Britain while still a schoolboy when selected in a junior coxed four to race at the 2014
Junior World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). A rower or coxswain shall be classified as a Junior until 31 December of the year in which he reaches the age of ...
.Tom Digby at World Rowing
/ref> Rowing in that crew with his Yale and future world champion crewmate
Charles Elwes Charles Richard Jeremy Elwes (born 15 July 1997) is a British national representative rower. He is an Olympic medallist and two-time world champion. School, varsity & club rowing Elwes was educated at Radley College where he took up rowing. He t ...
, Digby won a silver medal. Elwes & Digby stayed in that crew for the 2015 Junior World Championships and won another silver. At the 2016 Junior World Championships Digby rowed in the British quad scull which finished in overall 11th place. In 2017 Digby moved into the Great Britain U23 representative squad. He raced and achieved podium finishes at three successive
U23 World Rowing Championships World Rowing U23 Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA" , ) is a United States federal law that establishes procedures for the physical and electronic sur ...
- silver in the 4- in 2017; silver in the 8+ in 2018 and gold in the 4- in 2019. 2022 saw Digby selected to the six seat of the Great Britain senior men's eight. In that international season the eight won gold at two
World Rowing Cup The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It began in 1997 and comprises three regattas (apart from in 2001 when there were four) held throughout early summer. In each even ...
s and at the
2022 European Rowing Championships The 2022 European Rowing Championships were held from 11 to 14 August 2022 in Munich, Germany as part of the multi-sport 2022 European Championships. The event constituted 20 events in rowing, including 6 non-Olympic events and 4 in pararowing ...
. Digby in the British eight went on to win gold and a world championship title at the 2022 World Rowing Championships in Račice. In 2023 Digby won a second successive world championship in the men's eight at the
2023 World Rowing Championships The 2023 World Rowing Championships were held from 3 to 10 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. Medal summary Medal table Non-Olympic/Paralympic classes Men Women Pararowing References External links Official websiteWorld Rowing websi ...
in Belgrade.


See also

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List of Old Abingdonians Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Digby, Thomas 1998 births Living people British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain 21st-century British people People educated at Abingdon School English male rowers Sportspeople from Henley-on-Thames