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Welcome to our Website!
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Aquaholics 2008
Since 2000,
the Aquaholics have been ripping through Ontario's waters with frenzied
fury, and unabashed spirit.
With their
unequivocal good looks and contagious cheers, this Toronto team embodies
all the virtues of
Dragon
Boating - skill, teamwork, and cool jerseys. Feel free to browse through
our website, and take a closer
look at the
team that many have called "the hippest crew on the waves" (or "the
biggest bunch of @$$holes",
depending
on who you talk to)...
History
in the making The
Aquaholics haven't
always been the colour coordinated crew you see on the water
today. Long before anyone had heard of the term 'Aquababe', the team was quietly
making it's meager beginnings at Toronto's beaches...
Continued...
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Check out our Videos! Click the You-Tube Links below!
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Raising Money
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Aquaholics in the Press
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Aquaholics Win Chicago
Championship! Chicago Journal
(July 24, 2006)
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Miren Padua grabs the flag at the end of the final race at the
Dragon Boat Races at Ping Tom Park Saturday, seizing victory for
the Aquaholics.
Photo by Josh Hawkins (Chicago Journal)
Chicago Tribune
(July 24, 2006)
"Twenty-two teams competed in races from morning until midafternoon. "The energy and excitement builds. You get more in
unison throughout the day. You get tired, but you keep going,"
said Dana Gehlhausen, captain of Team Diablo, which was in the
lead after the first round of races. (Team Diablo ultimately
finished second behind the Aquaholics, a team from Toronto.)"
Asian Week
(September 22, 2006)
[For
the full story, click
here]. Aquaholics Win ComEd Dragon Boat Race for
Literacy in Chicago...
Halifax! It's Chowdah
Time!
(July 2005) [For
the full story, visit the Halifax Dragon Boat website,
www.dragonboat.halifax.ns.ca].
"The big winner of the Festival was the
Manulife Machine crew in an impressive
finish over the Aquaholics
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>> 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHT PHOTOS
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>> Interested in Joining?
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There are strict requirements in
joining the Aquaholics:
if your cheque doesn't bounce,
you're in.
Contact us...
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>> Welcome Aqua- Frosh!
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The Aquaholics welcome their
new team members!
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Ana
Maria De Valencia
Elaine Yeung
Elise Verheggen
Jurian Ondaatje
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Lijeanne
Lee
Nick
Burchell
Saeed Rouhani |
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Dragon Boat Festival Links
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Toronto
Islands, ON
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Sudbury, ON
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Halifax, NS
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Kingston, ON
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Woodstock, ON
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Ottawa, ON
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Waterloo, ON
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Chicago, IL
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Cambridge, ON
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Belleville, ON
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New York City, NY
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Finger
Lakes, Ithaca, NY
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London,
ON
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Welland,
ON
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Boston,
MA
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Montreal,
QC
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Guelph,
ON
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Stratford, ON
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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2008 Race Lineup
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Kingston,
ON (June 14 , 2008)
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Finger
Lakes, Ithaca, NY (July 12, 2008)
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Canadian
Championships, Toronto, ON (July 19, 20, 2008)
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London,
ON (August 16, 2008)
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Heard on the water
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Pillow fight anyone? |
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Race Stats
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Average
Race
times
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Year
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Excuses
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Time
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2008
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2:12
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2007
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2:14
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2006
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2:15
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2005
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2:12
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2004
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2:14
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2003
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2:19
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2002
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2:19
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2001
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2:21
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2000
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2:48
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Highlights
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2008
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KINGSTON,
ON
#4 out of
32 (sun dials were used to time the races)
FINGER
LAKES, ITHACA, NY:
#9 out of
15 - Premier Mixed Division (stopped by the wineries before the race).
CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, TORONTO,
ON:
#17 out of
17 - Premier Mixed Division (got spanked by the best of the best and lived
to tell about it)
LONDON, ON:
#3 out of 30 (not our typical
festival - there was no controversy)
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2007
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CAMBRIDGE:
#3 out of 30 in the 250m.
TORONTO:
#28 out of 110 (we stopped half way thinking it was only a
250m race).
BELLEVILLE:
#6 out of 16 (2nd in 'B' Sport Division).
NEW YORK CITY:
#5 out of 160 teams (250m)
#6 out of 160 teams (500m)
86% discount sales were
distracting the Aquababes during the race.
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2006
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WELLAND:
#6 out of 44. (2nd Place - Division 'A' Consolation).
OTTAWA:
#36 out of 180.
WATERLOO:
#13 out of 60 (3rd place - Gold Division).
CHICAGO:
1st PLACE! WINS CHAMPIONSHIP!
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2005
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GUELPH:
#2 out of 52.
WELLAND:
#2 out of 44.
HALIFAX:
#2 out of 65. (A lobster trap got in the way of the finish line).
WOODSTOCK:
#10 out of 30 (2nd Place - Gold Division).
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2004
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GUELPH:
#6 out of 58. (Winner of Division 2)
TORONTO:
#41 out of 127 (Sun was in our eyes)
BOSTON:
#4 out of 36 (Smash'm Derby Dragon boating!)
SUDBURY:
#17 out of 115 (Beer tent was distracting us during races).
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2003
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GUELPH:
#2 out of 62.
TORONTO:
#37 out of 120 (1st Place-Division G)
SUDBURY:
#10 out of 144. BEST TEAM SPIRIT
AWARD!
STRATFORD:
Pregnant pacers!
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2002
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GUELPH:
1st PLACE! WINS CHAMPIONSHIP!
TORONTO:
This time, RIB EYE STEAKS (instead of lichon) 5 minutes before racing is our
excuse.
MONTREAL:
Mixed types of boats and
hangovers-galore.
STRATFORD:
Still felt effects of Montreal hangovers.
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2001
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TORONTO:
Not learning anything from the previous year, LICHON is to be
blamed again.
MONTREAL:
Great partying... crappy race.
KINGSTON:
#14 out of 48 (Broken paddle).
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2000
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TORONTO:
Eating LICHON 5
minutes before the final race does not help.
MONTREAL:
First-time paddlers in the boat...'nuff said.
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