 The club is believed to be the only non-academic related club named 'School' for sculling, which is the propelling of boats with starboard and port oars for each oarsman or oarswoman.Rowing has also been conducted from the site directly east of Chiswick Bridge from the outset.Five members of Tideway Scullers qualified for A-finals rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, including the three-time single scull world champion Mahé Drysdale, and the 2006 World Cup winner Alan Campbell.