Toronto-based dragon boat team with the best balance between competition, fun and continuous improvement 🇨🇦
The Water Vipers Dragon Boat Team is based in Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 2008 by alumnus of a University of Toronto team, the Water Vipers have grown into a multicultural and diverse team with students and graduates from schools across Ontario in a variety of professions. Our lives are hectic as young aspiring professionals, but we always find the time and resources to improve as athletes and bui
03/08/2026
Here's to celebrating all women who are the pillars of our community, who empower and look out for each other, who paddle fiercely and push the crew to be better 🫶
Throwback to the debut of Water Hunters last season, look out for our return on the water ❤️🔥
02/14/2026
Tag ur fave teammate this Valentine's Day 😘💕
01/06/2026
Take us back to the summer when we were 50% sunscreen 50% Lake Ontario water 🤭
Curious about the team? Our DMs and emails are always open!
November 2025? Cute. We’re training like it’s 2026 already. 😘 Water Vipers just wrapped our first month of off-season training at , and we’re excited to carry that 2025 high straight into the new year. Want a team that lifts you from winter blues all the way to next September? This. is. the. crew. 💪
From Florida to Milton, Hong Kong to Centre Island, and back to Toronto — 2025 was jam packed! Water Vipers trained harder, raced further, and strengthened connections within our crew and around the globe.
Massive shoutout to our incredible coaches, , .ku, and .enceyu, for their strength, vision, and unstoppable support that kept us growing, pushing, and riding the momentum all season long. 🙌🔥
And to our unstoppable Vipers, you showed us how it’s done — in classic black-and-white, Canadiana red-and-white, and yes… even hot PINK! 🩷 Your energy, dedication, and fierce commitment to training made 2025 one for the books. Here’s to the waves we’ve conquered, and the ones we’re about to ride next!
10/16/2025
We're kicking off our off-season training starting this Saturday, Oct 18th at
Missed out on our previous try-it-outs? Curious about the team and how we train? DM us and fill out the form linked in our bio to reserve your spot! Your first session with us is FREE.
Even if you can't make it this Saturday, we train every Saturday at 7:15 AM at Afterburn. Our strength and conditioning program is periodized, progressive and sport-specific, and you'll receive plenty of support from our coaches!
No experience required, we welcome all skill levels! Aaaand we occasionally have brunch and do other fun stuff, so come on out, get a good workout in while getting to know the crew that you'll be paddling with in 2026!
Unsure or have any questions? DM us!
09/17/2025
Water Vipers made waves at the 2025 Tim Hortons GWN Challenge in Toronto’s Marilyn Bell Park!
🥇 Performance — Gold in the 200m B Division Consolation Final (00:53.36)
🥈 Masters — Silver in the 200m A Division Grand Final (00:48.34)
🥉 Masters — Bronze in the 500m A Division Grand Final (02:10.47)
🥇🥈 Asian Seamen, our men’s crew — Gold in the 200m Open Division Grand Final (00:47.04) and Silver in the 500m Open Division Grand Final (02:06.04)
🥉 Vipettes, our women’s crew — Bronze in both the 200m Women’s Division Grand Final (00:54.81) and the 500m Women’s Division Grand Final (02:18.38)
A huge thank you to and our competitors for giving us the chance to grow, race, and celebrate this incredible sport together 🙌❤️
08/10/2025
Water Vipers in your area at the Pharmasave Woodstock Rotary Dragon Boat Festival!
Our Masters crew? Playing with Fire🔥 — now three-time A-Division 500m champions with a 2:00.93. Performance 1 went full DDU-DU DDU-DU under 2:10, while Performance 2 killed their semis time, slicing off a fierce 4 seconds into their finals.
Debuting our pink jerseys 💖 We turned Black to Pink and straight into Gold 🥇
07/24/2025
Practicing our dragonboat aura farming live on !
Swipe til the end to see some fun footage, filming with first time paddling and drumming on the boat!
Thanks again to the CP24 team and Jee-Yun for letting us show you the wonderful community of dragonboat! It's a great way to stay active in the summer and create an inclusive community of all skills and ages.
Curious about the team? Check out our website watervipers.com or DM/email!
