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Thomas Barrows, iii

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    Thomas Barrows, iii
    Thomas Barrows, iii
    United States of America

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    Name

    Thomas Barrows, iii

    Nation

    United States of America

    Place of Birth

    St Thomas, VI

    Class

    ILCA 7, 49er, Vanguard 15, Melges 20, J/70

    Q&A

    Starting Age

    5

    Yacht Club

    St Thomas YC, Virgin Islands

    Most Admired Person

    Mohammad Ali

    Languages Spoken

    English

    Racing Age

    8

    Most Influential Person

    My college coach, Zach Leonard.

    Coach

    Zach Leonard, Yale University

    General Interest

    Soccer

    Why This Sport

    My Parents Sailed to the Virgin Islands and lived on a boat six years. This made it natural that I would learn to sail at a young age.

    Education

    Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, History and Sociology

    First Event Competed

    ScotiaBank Caribbean Optimist Regatta, International debut - Caribbean and Central American Games 2003, in Mexico

    Boat First Sailed

    Optimist

    Hometown

    St Thomas

    Ambitions

    To win a medal

    Coached Since

    2006

    Yacht Club Location

    St Thomas & Marblehead Mass.

    Best Sporting Achievement

    Winning the Laser North Ameican Championships in 2007.

    First Event Won

    New England Optimist Championships 2000

    Current Class

    Laser

    Classes Sailed

    Radial, Optimist