Dragonboat teams win 14 medals

By Derek Legette
The Post and Courier
Tuesday, July 27, 2010



Dragonboat Charleston dominated the national competition in Chattanooga, Tenn., this past weekend, bringing home 14 medals.

The group sent five teams to compete in the U.S. National Dragonboat Championships: a Breast Cancer Survivor team, two Grandmasters' teams (ages 50 and over) and two Premier teams (under 50). Dragonboat racing involves up to 20 paddlers in a 48-foot wooden boat with a dragon head on one end and a tail on the other.

The Charleston's Breast Cancer Survivor team won gold medals in the 200-, 500- and 1,000-meter races. One Grandmasters' team won a Gold and the other a Bronze. The Premier Women's team and the Premier Mixed team both won bronze medals. The other medals received were for individuals and team spirit.

The Grandmasters' team that won a gold medal also won a berth at the 2012 World Club Crew Championships to be held in Hong Kong, China.

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