Tom Slingsby

Who is Tom Slingsby?

Tom Slingsby is an Australian sailor from the Central Coast of New South Wales. He is the reigning world champion and olympic gold medalist in the laser class. He is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

2007 - Won the Laser dinghy world championships.

2008 - Ranked number one in the Laser dinghy class prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics Laser competition but finished 23rd overall.

2010 - Won the Laser dinghy world championships at Hayling Island, UK. He was also named the male ISAF World Sailor of the Year.

2011 - Won the Laser ISAF World Sailing Championships at Fremantle, Australia.

2012 - Won the Laser dinghy world championship at Boltenhagen Germany for his fifth world title

2012 - Won the Men's Laser Gold Medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

2012 - Won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year Award with swimmer Alicia Coutts.

2013 - Won the 34th America's Cup as the strategist in Oracle Team USA. Re-signed with Oracle for their defence of the cup.