Ottawa Dragon Masters News

• Sep

  1

  Ottawa Team Continues to Win!

  The Ottawa Dragon Masters improved their showing at the Canadian National Championships with a Silver overall. Last year they won 4th earning a berth in the World championships in Australia in 2016. The Ottawa Dragon Masters, The crew is comprised equally of men and women aged 50 years and over, with the average age almost 61. The… Read More

• May

  30

  ODM Wins Big at World Championships

  The Ottawa Dragon Masters (ODM) won big at World Championships in Australia. Seeing us coming after a long winter with no open water to practice on, we surprised the competition. Where did you practice, we were often asked. While some believed the chainsaw in the ice story, most knew we spent our winter practicing in… Read More

• Oct

  27

  TV News story

  ODMs participation in the Canadian National Championships was the subject of a TFO broadcast. It was broadcast on October 27th at 8.30 pm on TFO during the show TFO 24.7. There is also a YouTube link: https://youtu.be/r2YItWfToOo

• Aug

  18

  ODM Dominates the metal count at Pan Ams

  The Ottawa Dragon Masters led the way with six gold medals  at the Pan Am Club Crew Championships (PACCC) in Welland, Ontario in August 2015. The 2015 Pan Am races took place from the 14th – 16th of August over distances of 200, 500 and 2000 metres. All races took place in small 10 paddler… Read More

• Jul

  15

  New Ottawa dragon boat team surprises everyone

  New Ottawa dragon boat team surprises everyone with a 4th place finish at the National Championships earning a berth in the World championships in Australia in 2016. The Ottawa Dragon Masters, who train out of the Rideau Canoe Club, sprung onto the national scene for the first time this year. Going into the Nationals as… Read More