Welcome to the Pink Paddling Power~!

In March of 2006 several women met in the cancer center of Wheaton Franciscan Cancer Care – All Saints, Racine, Wisconsin to talk about starting a breast cancer survivor’s dragon boat team.

Dragon boating is an ancient Chinese sport that symbolizes man’s struggle with nature and his fight against deadly enemies so it seems appropriate to use the dragon boating experience to raise awareness in the Racine community of Breast Cancer and for dragon boating to become an activity that encourages women with Breast Cancer to live full and dynamic lives.

They named themselves Pink Paddling Power and one of the members designed the team logo and they were off and running.  It is a smashing success and in 2006 there were more than 40 members.  A video was made of the 2006 and 2007 season and during 2007 they wrote a song to sing after completing each race.

In 2007 they raced in their first international race at the World Corporate & Community Dragonboat Championships in Welland, Ontario, Canada.  They completed 5 races in one day including a 2000 meter race and went home with their first medal.  They won the “Team Spirit Award” in the Oshkosh Fall Festival & Dragon Boat Race and went home with a traveling Trophy.

Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of fitness level, age, size, shape or experience.  The team provides everyone an opportunity to experience camaraderie with other BCS and experience the excitement of competing in this intriguing sport.  Wellness activities happen year round in the Racine area at various locations. The water activities are located on the Racine lake shore with the boats in the water from late April through September.