Fort Langley Canoe Club (FLCC) paddlers returned from Kunming, China with a bag full of gold medals after a fine showing at the recent International Dragon Boat Federation 13th World Nations Championship.
The medals recognize members Cheryl Bublitz’s, Bruce Davidson’s, Dianne Shrimpton’s and Linda Wettstein Pound’s contribution to the undefeated status of the senior C crews representing Canada as part of the Canadian National Dragonboat Team.
Canada’s mixed, women’s and men’s crews were undefeated in 21 races in the 200m, 500m and 2000m distances against strong competition from teams from the U.S., Australia, and Germany.
These paddlers are members of the FLCC and trained with the national team out of False Creek with coaches Kamini Jain, Andrea Dillon and Susan Mott.