CCDBA is proud to announce that FOUR local dragon boat paddlers were selected for Team USA! Team USA will represent our nation at the IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championship August 7-13, 2023, in Pattaya, Thailand.
Rose Marie Battaglia and Becky Adams were selected for the Senior C Women’s team; Dave DeGroot will be paddling with the Senior C Open team; and Belin Tanner was selected for both the Senior B Women’s and Senior B Mixed teams.
The selection process for Team USA is rigorous, involving multiple training camps with several days of intense paddling and fitness testing. Candidates train year-round on dragon boats and outrigger canoes, in addition to twice-a-week ‘off water’ workouts with specific requirements (starting with 150 pushups!) Only 24 dragon boat paddlers from across the nation are selected for each team. To have FOUR Team USA athletes from the Central Coast is a tremendous achievement!
The Team USA paddlers will compete at the World Championships in dragon boat races of 200 meters, 500 meters, 1,000 meters and 2,000 meters in length.
All four Team USA athletes paddle here in Morro Bay with the Central Coast SurviveOars dragon boat team. Congratulations to Rose Marie, Becky, Belin and Dave!!
Team USA dragon boat paddlers Belin, Rose Marie, Becky and Dave
The SurviveOars dragon boat team is proud of our Team USA paddlers Belin, Rose Marie, Becky and Dave!