Bytown Dragon Boat Club

Successful Summer despite COVID-19. The pandemic created a summer like no other, including no CCWC in France for 3 of our crews. Challenge accepted! Stay fit, Stay together; adhering to COVID rules we launched the SUP program. Technical pool paddling and had OC lessons. Now busy planning for 2021 expecting more SUP, OC and pool paddling Come join us! Paddle for Fun, Race to Win!

Thank you @taigaboard for the lesson! We learned so much...and swam Un très grand merci à @taigaboard pour le cours ! Nous avons beaucoup apprit...et nagé @ Mooney’s Bay, Ottawa

Things you can do on a SUP! Come try stand up paddle boarding with Bytown. Contact us at: [email protected]

Fun times. Wonderful memories. A good cause. Amazing people. ... #paddleforacause #paddleforapurpose #dragonboat #bytowndragonboatclub #welovedragonboating #dragonboaters #ottawalife #paddlesports

‘Raise your hands in the air! And wave it like you just don’t care! ‘ While lockdowns are still enforced & gyms are still closed, remember that there’s still TONS of ways to keep ourselves in TIP TOP SHAPE! #dragonboatcanada #outdoorfitness #ottawaoutdoors #dragonboatworkout #paddlesports

Let’s reminisce Nationals 2019. We trained. We competed. We learned. The upcoming nationals & worlds, we’ll only get BETTER! #dragonboat #dragonboating #dragonboatcanada #ilovedragonboating #paddlesup #paddlesports

This is a really good article. One of Bytown’s own, sharing a bit about her running passion and the battle that lies ahead of her. We stand behind you Jennifer. Stay strong and keep your big smile.

#paddlers #staystrongottawa #ilovedragonboat

How is your home training ? Share your ideas !!

[COVID 19 UPDATE] We are monitoring the situation very closely. A decision on whether to proceed with CCWC Championships will be made by mid-May at the latest. ... But we are confident and look forward to seeing all of you in top form in August on our beautiful Lac du Bourget, Aix les Bains Riviera des Alpes ! So far please take care of yourself. The coronavirus will only be a bad memory. The power of the dragon is stronger and the best answer to give to this unprecedent situation is to work hard to set an amazing event Read here the IDBF news release : https://www.dragonboat.sport//CCWC-and-ENC-2020-COVID-19-U

The latest news...

IDBF and EDBF have issued a joint News Release: CCWC and ENC 2020 COVID-19 Update.

In less than a decade , @bytowndbc became a powerhouse in the Dragonboat arena. Nationally & globally. This became a possibility because of the very strong, talented & highly dedicated #women of our club. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVERYONE! #womensday2020 #womensday #strongewomeninspire #womeninsports #femalepaddlers

We are recruiting!!

Come join our senior B team!

We Paddle For Fitness , We Paddle For Fun , We Paddle To WIN! #dragonboat #dragonboatfitness #dragonboatcanada #bytowndragonboatclub #paddlesup #paddlesports

We are recruiting !! Nous recrutons !!!

Who wants to join bytown dbc to the Ottawa indoor championships ?!! It’s a great opportunity to evaluate your technique and test your fitness on the erg ! Paddle’s up !! Qui veut joindre le club Bytown au Championnat intérieur d’Ottawa ?!! C’est une belle opportunité d’évaluer votre technique et tester votre forme physique sur le erg ! Paddle’s up!!

@Carleton Dragonboat @bytowndbc clearly made a presence in a various competitions last year. This year, we aim not just to replicate, but to further improve our performance.

Nationals 2019. Just one of the many competitions that we aim to rule on an annual basis. #dragonboat #dragonboatinglife #paddlesup #paddlesports

[UP-TO-DATE] Can you believe that : we are now expecting 217 clubs !! CCWC2020 is officially the biggest IDBF Championships ever. Dear Dragon Boat community : o...ur lake is yours ! Are you ready ?! #CCWC2020 #aixriviera #rivieradubienetre Dragon Boat Attitude International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) Aix les Bains Riviera des Alpes FFCK - Fédération Française de Canoë Kayak et Sports de Pagaie Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Kayak Club d'Annecy

We are in the news !!!

Ice Dragon boat 2020! First Carleton race is at 12:10 (love maching) second is at 1pm (deep and delicious) come cheer us on! Heres a video of Bytown killing it this morning

First place in the semi-final! Go Bytown !!!!

Congratulations to the brave Bytowners who participated in the Shiver and Giver charity race last night and raised $725!! Woot woot!

Practice runs for Ice Dragon Boat Festival !!! #iceicebaby #icedragonboatfestival #bytowndbc

Bytown premier mixed is recruiting ! L'équipe première mixte de Bytown recrute ! #Bytowndbc #dragonboat #ottawa #bytownpremiermixed #premiermixedisrecruiting #nousrecrutons #paddleforfun #racetowin #joinus... https://www.bytowndbc.ca/join-a-crew https://www.bytowndbc.ca/join-a-crew?lang=fr

A new paddle before the season, why not ? Une nouvelle rame juste avant la saison, pourquoi pas ?

**PADDLERS WANTED FOR A STUDY** **RAMEURS RECHERCHÉS POUR UNE ÉTUDE** Michael Caughey and Olivia McMurtry are students with the Carleton Dragon Boat Club and need your help ! ... Michael Caughey and I are running a research project and are looking for participants! If you would like to help us out (please), check out the poster below and send an email or message either one of us. Please note that our testing is happening at Rideau CrossFit gym (151 Bentley Ave.)

Carleton U24 is recruiting too ! #carletonU24 #Bytowndbc

Ready for 2020 ? We are recruiting ! Prêt pour 2020 ? Nous recrutons ! #Bytowndbc #dragonboat #ottawa #wearerecruiting #nousrecrutons #paddleforfun #racetowin... https://www.bytowndbc.ca/join-a-crew https://www.bytowndbc.ca/join-a-crew?lang=fr

Bytown dragon boat club wish all the paddlers a Merry Christmas & a happy new year !! Le club de bateau dragon Bytown souhaite à tous les rameurs un joyeux noël et une belle année !!

Bytown Senior B raised over $400 and purchased needed supplies to 'give back' to the Boys and Girls Club. We really appreciate using their pool every Sunday to perfect our dragonboat paddling skills!

One of the milestones for 2019 . . . Having Carleton Dragon Boat Club become part of Bytown. We look forward to 2020 and beyond where we plan to compete in more festivals and hope to win more awards with our Bytown Dragonboat Club.

Yesterday, Bytown dbc paddlers had their first pool paddling practice ! To try or join us, it’s here : https://www.bytowndbc.ca/join-a-crew Hier, les rameurs du club de bateau dragon Bytown ont eu leur première pratique en piscine ! ... Pour faire un essai ou se joindre à nous, c’est ici : https://www.bytowndbc.ca/join-a-crew?lang=fr

Lane 4 .. . & Lane 5. . . We always love this INTENSE RIVALRY among Ottawa's top clubs. Ofcourse, we know who's THE BEST CLUB in Ottawa!

A snapshot of Bytown Tornadoes 2019. We can only look forward to 2020 and beyond for more PODIUMS & Blings! #bytowndragonboat #dragonboatcanada #ottawadragonboat #rideaucanoeclub

It's usually COMPETITIVE TEAMS who warms up the PROPER WAY. Do it the BYTOWN way! #dragonboat #ilovedragonboat #paddlesup

Bytown is not just a team of HIGHLY COMPETITIVE & EXTREMELY FIT paddlers . . . We also know how to chillax & smile . And oh, it’s just a bonus that most of us have very lovely smiles . #dragonboat #dragonboaters #fitwomen #athleticwomen #sportchicks #sportchick #paddlers

Wherever We May Paddle . . . We ALWAYS show our PASSION for this sport & the BOND we share with each other. #dragonboat #ilovedragonboat #paddlesup

Happy Halloween Joyeuse Halloween

As Of Today , 29th October, at Approximately 1800h . . . #bytowndbc already has an official Instagram Account. Come follow us on IG : @bytowndbc

#dragonboat #teamwork #discipline & #extremfitness are just some of the adjectives that describes us. INSTAGRAM . . . We Are #bytowndragonboatclub

As off season approaches. . . We make sure we watch each other’s backs & keep ourselves on our toes. THIS , is the SPIRIT of CAMARADERIE & DETERMINATION that BYTOWN DBC lives by. #dragonboat #dragonboatcanada #ilovepaddling

Looking to train with us this winter? Come to our Fall Info Sesh and find out what we have in store for you! Oct. 17 @ 6:30 PM in CB 2104 https://www.facebook.com/events/2241791112599568/

Bytown is proud to have participated in the dragonboat marathon, Paddle for the Bahamas! This event was organized by the Ottawa Police Dragon Boat Club, The Blue Dragons! Our contribution of $800 will be sent to the Red Cross for relief efforts in the Bahamas.

This is what our morning practices look like now ! So magical ! Voici ce à quoi ressemble nos pratiques le matin maintenant ! Tellement magique ! #bytowndbc #bytownSeniorA #paddleinthemist #ghostboat #fall #wearerecruiting #nousrecrutons

Amazing shot taken this morning by one of our paddlers ! Superbe photo prise ce matin par un de nos pagayeurs ! #6am #6degrees #almostfalls #winteriscoming #bytowndbc #ourdragonboatlife #paddleforfun #racetowin #wearerecruiting #nousrecrutons

While the Bytown DBC was racing last weekend at the RCC festival, some of our top athletes and two of our coaches, proudly represented Canada at the 14th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championship in Thailand! Pendant que le Club de bateau dragon Bytown coursait la fin de semaine dernière au festival du Rideau Canoe Club, certains de nos meilleurs athlètes et deux de nos entraineurs ont fièrement représenté le Canada et le Club Bytown au 14e championnat du monde de bateau dragon en Thaïlande.

GO Canada GO !!! #teamcanada #dragonboat #bytownpaddlersinthailand

Ready for recruiting !!!! Nous sommes prêt pour le recrutement !!! https://www.bytowndbc.ca/join-a-crew... #bytowndbc #together #paddleforfun #racetowin #dragonboat

Good luck to Team Canada and specially some of our Bytown paddlers. We are so proud of you ! Here is the link to follow them live !

Credit: Jeff Holubeshen Photography

Thank you to everybody who encouraged us, in Regina or from home. Our Bytown Senior C team came through with a 4th place finish, qualifying a 20 person boat for CCWC 2020 in France. Way to make it happen ladies. So proud of you all! Our Senior B women qualified for a ten person boat in France.... Our Senior B mixed team was brand new but worked hard and improved significantly over the season coalescing at Nationals. Can't wait to see how you do next time! Our Senior A women qualified for a ten person boat in France. Disappointing for my "home" crew to not qualify a 20-person boat. However, there will be time to rebuild, refocus, get stronger and then quietly sneak up on the competition! Our Prem women, with their indomitable spirit, gave it their best effort but it was a very competitive division. Lots of knowledge gained. They have regrouped and are ready for a build. Our Prem mixed ("experience boat") did fantastic! From the chatter, it sounds like the highlight was pulling off a 2:03 in the 500 m race! Our U24's had their first experience at Nationals! Once again, formidable competition in that division, but lots of knowledge gained to put towards the next challenge for our U24's! A big thank you to our coaches for supporting our teams on and off the water: Lynn Dagenais, Mark Singer and Steph McInnis! Also a big thank you to Isabelle, Jocelyn, all the captains/co-captains and innumerable volunteers that pitched in and made it happen. #regina2019 #dragonboat #bytowndbc

[French interview] Excellente entrevue sur le bateau dragon, Isabelle Fradette nous explique tous les défis auxquels les athlètes de Bytown dbc et l’ensemble des participants aux nationaux de Regina devront rencontrer à partir de demain pour se qualifier pour la France en 2020. Soyez des nôtres sur les réseaux sociaux, live en ligne ou sur l’eau prochainement ! ... https://www.dragonboat.ca/livestream #bytowndbc #regina2019 #france2020 #nousrecrutons #wearerecruting

Dragon boat paddlers...are you ready for Regina ?!!!

It’s serious now Are you ready for nationals ? C’est sérieux maintenant Êtes-vous prêt pour les nationaux ? #bytowndbc #dragonboat #regina #nationals2019 #france2020