Edmonton Dragon Boat Racing Club (EDBRC)

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☀️2026 14th Korea Open Busan International Dragon Boat Festival recap☀️

Our very own Premier team represented EDBRC and Canada 🇨🇦 at the 14th Korea Open Busan International Dragon Boat Festival

Day 1 - 200m
🥉DB12 Womens - Bronze
🥈DB12 Open - Silver
🥈DB12 Mix - Silver
🥈DB22 Mix - Silver

Day 2 - 300m
🥉DB12 Womens - Bronze
🥈DB12 Open - Silver
🥉DB12 Mix - Bronze
🥈DB22 Mix - Silver

Congratulations to coaches Kim Borres & Michael Reyes on their first season coaching Premier!💪

A big thank you to the organizers, volunteers, and festival officials of the Korea Dragonboat Association for a fantastic weekend of races! 🙌

✨✨SPECIAL THANKS ✨✨

🔹The City of Busan & their Mayor
🔹Our team liaison and honorary premier member Kim Min Jae. Thank you for everything you did for the team! You were amazing!
🔹The head race official Marcia Cristobal 🇵🇭 for inviting us and giving us the opportunity to attend the festival
🔹Oddball for making us look amazing with the uniforms and hats! 👕🧢

This festival is highly recommended!!! From the team pick up to race days up to the grand celebration! What a blast! 🎉 🐉

☀️2026 Edmonton Festival Recap☀️

EDBRC had a fantastic showing at the Edmonton Dragonboat Festival - Aug 15 & 16.

Two days of racing, team work, and dedication brought our crews fantastic results.

Day 1 - 500m qualifiers!

Day 2 - 500m semis & finals 🏆
🥇EDBRC Senior Comp Tsunami - 1st in the Mixed Consolation Final 2
🥉EDBRC River Rats - 3rd in the Mixed Finals
🥈EDBRC Dragon Boat Z - 2nd in the Mixed Consolation Final
🥇EDBRC Dragon Boat Z Dragonfly - 1st in the Women’s Consolation Final
🥈EDBRC Wahine Kei Waka - 2nd in the Women’s Consolation Final
🥇EDBRC Youth - 1st in the Mixed Consolation Final
🥇EDBRC Ohana - 1st in the Mixed Final & Fastest 500m time of the weekend

✨SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO OUR ASSOCIATE CREWS ✨

🥇Breast Friends Warriors - 1st in the Women’s Final
🥈Breast Friends Aurora - 2nd in the Women’s Consolation Final 2
🥇CTC Vitamin Sea - 1st in the Mixed Consolation Final 4
🥈Oil City Crew Velocity - 2nd in the Women’s Final
🥉Oil City Crew Vibes - 3rd in the Mixed Consolation Final 3
🥈Raunchy Rodents - 2nd in the Mixed Consolation Final 2

Congrats to all paddlers, drummers, steers, coaches and supporters!

A big thank you to the organizers, volunteers, and officials of the Edmonton Dragonboat Festival Association for a fantastic weekend of races! 🙌

Proud of all our EDBRC teams 🐉💙

Day 1 at the Edmonton Dragonboat Festival is in the books! ☀️🐉

A fantastic start to the weekend for our crews. Lots more racing to come

Good luck to all teams in the 500m semis & finals tomorrow