In sculling Coombes beat the majority of the best professional scullers on the circuit. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowing clubs. Single scullers usually steer themselves, but some single skiffs allow for a cox/passenger as well. However skiffs with more scullers or incorporating a sail are also used. From 1990 to 1995, the World Rowing Cup was a competition for single scullers. Perhaps the first athletic celebrities were the Canadian scullers who won several international championships. Drysdale and Murray were the only two scullers in the event due to inconsistent crosswinds. Eakins painted a series of works depicting scullers on the Schuylkill River in the 1870s. It is open to all eligible female scullers. He won the Wingfield Sculls for single scullers five times between 1985 and 1989. He was regarded as one of the greatest long distance scullers in the world. They were the two best scullers in the world. Rowing Club, Belfast Rowing Club (BRC) and Lagan Scullers Club (). Years later he then left for London and joined Tideway Scullers School. A previous race between the two scullers resulted in a draw, consequent upon a foul.