The Winklevoss brothers are both champion rowers and successful businessmen. How do they do it?

Many keen rowers would argue that the sport improves more than just their physical fitness. The dedication and motivation it takes to excel at the sport can be applied to numerous other aspects of people's lives, giving them the focus and drive to achieve their sporting, personal and business goals.

And nobody has proved this more than the Winklevoss brothers, Cameron and Tyler, who took part in the latest Oxford and Cambridge boat race and also have a huge list of academic and business achievements to their name.

The 6ft 5ins identical twins, who are sometimes nicknamed the "testosterone titans", are currently on the Oxford 'Dark Blues' rowing team and also took to the water for the Beijing Olympics where they ranked sixth.

Their other rowing accolades include winning the men's pair at the US National Championships in both 2005 and 2007 and coming first in the men's fourth at the Pan American Games Trials in 2007. International accomplishments include coming first in the men's pairs at the Pan American Games in 2007.

But the Winklevoss brothers are much more than simply sportsmen, even if they do currently have their eyes on the London 2012 Olympics. The duo are currently studying for their MBAs at Christchurch College, having also attended Ivy League institute Harvard. They are also multi-millionaires having been awarded $65 million in damages after they sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly ripping off their concept. The duo are also co-founders of their own social networking site ConnectU, which they developed along with Harvard classmate and fellow rowing enthusiast Divya Narendra.

According to the pair, their passion for rowing is something which has helped them immensely in the other aspects of their life. In an interview with Oxford's MBA Blog, Tyler said: "Rowing teaches you hard work and patience. It is not a sport where you can cut corners. For instance, we have been practicing twice a day six days a week since September for the Oxford Cambridge race in April. Rowing also teaches you to be consistent day in and day out."

Cameron added that their rowing experiences have enabled them to travel all over the world, forging connections which have proved useful in other areas of their lives.

And their dedication to rowing has certainly improved their time management and organisational skills. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the pair described an average day as getting up at 6am, hitting the gym at 7am, attending lectures, rowing and then studying in the evening, which can hardly be described as a typical student lifestyle.

However, the twins argue that, in spite of their sporting and business accomplishments, this is just what they are.

"We're very normal 28-year-olds," Cameron told the newspaper. "When our goals don't require so much of this sort of discipline, we'd strike you as very normal guys who are fun."

It is a good job that rowing is also considered to be a good way to relax by many enthusiasts as it seems that the Winklevosses certainly need something which can help them take some time out from their hectic schedules.