Tom Laurich

[1] In 2002 Laurich was first selected to the New South Wales men's senior eight who contested the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships[2] From 2002 to 2004 and from 2006 to 2008 he rowed in New South Wales men's senior eights competing for the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.

[4] In 2001 he won the national double scull championship title in Mosman Rowing Club colours with Peter Hardcastle.

At the 2002 World Rowing Championships in Seville he rowed in a coxed four and with Robert Jahrling and Michael Toon he was in the coxed pair which won the Australian men's team their only medal – a bronze – in Seville.

[6] Laurich represented Australia at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's coxless four.

He coached the Australian men's coxless four to medal winning performances at successive world championships - silver in 2013 and bronze in 2014.