# Tideway Scullers School

Tideway Scullers School is a rowing club on the Tideway of the River Thames next to Chiswick Bridge in Chiswick, London.
The club previously held the headship for the Head of the River Race (2009), the largest UK eights event, and the senior squad holds the record for the Head of the River Fours course.

## History

Alec Hodges was a founder member and an organiser of Tideway Scullers School in approximately 1957, filling all offices of the club at one time or another over the years. He was the driving force behind getting the TSS boathouse built in 1984, along with Lou Barry and Cyril Bishop.
Hodges was among early coaches to have coached the school's (club's) crews to wins at Henley and he took new scullers, from the youngest to the oldest, under his wing, sorting out or lending them boats so they could enjoy the sport he loved. Even when well in his seventies he would take three or four scullers out, one after another, setting them on the road to sculling. He organised sculling courses every year, twisting the arms of many people to help, and these courses were the start of many successful sculling careers, including world champion Debbie Flood.
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.

## Notable members

* Saskia Budgett
* Alan Campbell
* Mahé Drysdale

## Honours
### British champions

| Year | Winning crew/s |
| 1972 | Victor Ludorum, M 2+, M 2x. M 4+, M 8+ |
| 1973 | M 4+ |
| 1974 | Lwt M 4-, JMen 1x |
| 1976 | M 4x |
| 1982 | W 2- |
| 1983 | M 2x, W 2- |
| 1985 | M 4+ |
| 1986 | Lwt M 1x, |
| 1987 | M Victor Ludorum, M 2x, M 4x, W 2x, |
| 1988 | M 2x, M 8+, W 4-, Lwt M 1x |
| 1989 | M 2x, W 1x, Lwt W 1x |
| 1990 | W 4x |
| 1991 | M 4x, W 4x, Lwt W 2x, JM 1x |
| 1992 | W 4x, U23 M 1x |
| 1993 | M 4x, W 2- |
| 1994 | M 4x, W 2x, W 4x, Lwt M 4x |
| 1995 | M 4x, W 2x, W 8+, Lwt W 2x |
| 1996 | W 2x, W 4x. Lwt M 1x, JW 1x |
| 1997 | M 2x, W 4-, Ltw M 2x, W U23 1x |
| 1998 | W 2x, W 4X, Ltw M 2x, JW 1x |
| 1999 | W 8+, Ltw M 1x, MJ14 1x |
| 2000 | M 2-, M 4x, W 1x, M 8+, Lwt W 2-, M J15 1x |
| 2001 | M 4x, Lwt M 2x, Lwt W 2-, M J16 1x, W J15 4x+ |
| 2002 | Lwt M 1x, Lwt M 2x, Lwt W 4x, M J15 1x |
| 2003 | W 4+, Lwt M 2x, Lwt M 4x, M J14 2x |
| 2004 | O J15 2x |
| 2005 | O 2x, Lwt O 1x, Lwt O 4x, O J18 1x, O J14 1x, O J14 2x |
| 2006 | O 2-, O 4x, Lwt O 4x, O J14 2x, O J14 4x+ |
| 2007 | O 2x, O 4x, W 4x, Lwt W 4x, O J14 4x+, |
| 2008 | Lwt O 4x, Lwt W 1x, O J15 4x+ |
| 2009 | W J18 1x |
| 2010 | W 8+, O J18 1x, O J18 2x, O J16 1x, O J16 2x, O J15 4x+ |
| 2011 | Lwt O 4x, O J18 1x, W J14 2x |
| 2012 | Open J18 1x, Open J15 1x, Open J15 2x |
| 2013 | Open J16 4x |
| 2014 | Open J18 2-, Open J15 1x, Women J16 1x |
| 2016 | Open J16 2-, Open J15 4x+ |
| 2017 | Open J18 1x, Open J18 2- |
| 2018 | Open J15 4x+ |
| 2019 | Open J16 4x, Women J15 1x |

### Henley Royal Regatta

| Year | Races won |
| 1964 | Stewards' Challenge Cup |
| 1967 | Wyfold Challenge Cup |
| 1968 | Double Sculls Challenge Cup, Prince Philip Challenge Cup |
| 1971 | Grand Challenge Cup, Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup |
| 1976 | Britannia Challenge Cup |
| 1977 | Britannia Challenge Cup |
| 1984 | Britannia Challenge Cup |
| 1985 | Prince Philip Challenge Cup |
| 1986 | Queen Mother Challenge Cup |
| 1988 | Double Sculls Challenge Cup, Thames Challenge Cup |
| 1991 | Queen Mother Challenge Cup |
| 1993 | Queen Mother Challenge Cup |
| 2000 | Princess Royal Challenge Cup |
| 2003 | Diamond Challenge Sculls |
| 2004 | Fawley Challenge Cup |
| 2007 | Diamond Challenge Sculls |
| 2010 | Britannia Challenge Cup |
| 2011 | Diamond Challenge Sculls |
| 2021 | Fawley Challenge Cup |
| 2023 | Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup |

### Henley Women's Regatta

| Year | Races won |
| 1989 | O 4+, Lwt 1x |
| 1992 | O 4- |
| 1993 | O 4x, O 2x |
| 1995 | O 4x, O 2x |
| 1996 | O 4+, Lwt 4- |
| 1997 | Club 4+ |
| 2000 | Lwt 2- |
| 2003 | O 4x |
| 2010 | Nina Padwick Trophy |
| 2016 | Invesco Perpetual Trophy |
| 2017 | Chairman's Trophy |
| 2018 | AC 8+ |
| 2019 | AC 4-, D 4+, J 4x, C Lwt 2- |
| 2021 | Copas Cup, Lester Trophy, Chairman’s Trophy, Di Ellis Trophy |

### Head of the River Race

| Year | Winning crew/s |
| 1964 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1965 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1966 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1967 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1968 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1969 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1970 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1971 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1972 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1973 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1974 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1975 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1976 | Vernon Trophy, Veteran A Pennant |
| 1977 | Veteran A Pennant |
| 1987 | Vernon Trophy |
| 1988 | Senior 1 Pennant |
| 2002 | Novice Pennant |
| 2008 | Vernon Trophy, Senior 1 Pennant |

### Fours Head

| Year | Winning crew/s |
| 1966 | Coxed Best Boat |
| 1967 | Coxed Best Boat |
| 1968 | Coxed Best Boat |
| 1969 | Coxed Best Boat |
| 1970 | Shell |
| 1978 | Coxed Four |
| 1980 | Coxed Four |
| 1985 | Women Coxed Four |
| 1988 | Women Coxed Four |
| 1990 | Coxed Four, Women Four |
| 1993 | Open Quad |
| 1998 | 4x |
| 2002 | WS2+ |
| 2005 | Junior 4x |
| 2006 | Elite 4x |
| 2007 | Elite 4x |
| 2008 | Elite 4x, Women Elite 4x |
| 2010 | IM1 4- |
| 2011 | Senior 4- |
| 2012 | Senior 4- |
| 2013 | Elite 4x, W IM2 4+ |
| 2014 | IM1 4+, W IM2 4+ |
| 2015 | Senior 4-, IM1 4+ |
| 2016 | W IM1 4-, W Sen 4-, W IM2 4+, W IM1 4+ |

### Women's Eights Head of the River Race

| Year | Winning crew/s |
| 1992 | |
| 1993 | Senior 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1999 | Senior 1 |
| 2000 | Senior 2 |
| 2003 | Senior |
| 2005 | V |
| 2007 | Head |
| 2009 | Club |
| 2014 | Masters |
| 2016 | Masters |
| 2017 | Intermediate |
| 2022 | 3rd, Senior, Club |
| 2025 | Junior |