Rowing on the Charles River - teamwork

Last week while I was taking a class at MIT I stayed in a hotel on the Charles River in Cambridge. Every morning I got up and looked out my window to watch the rowing teams practice. It seems so effortless watching them glide along the river. If you've ever tried to row a boat you know it isn't effortless and takes a tremendous amount of hard work. What makes it look so effortless? It the precision and coordination of the team that makes it look so effortless and also reduces the overall workload of each team member.

So I was wondering if people who formerly participated as members of a rowing team would make better employees in a team work environment. If you read this and have any ideas on this I would really like to hear about them. Since we are always trying to hire good people and teamwork is getting more rather than less critical I think this could be an interesting way to recruit candidates.

What do you think?