PLK Paddlers: October 2015

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

PA Paddlefest 2015 - 11 Oct 2015

In conjunction with the official opening of the new PassionWave @ Marina Bay, PA Paddlefest brings the PLK Paddlers to new waters at Kallang River, near to the Gardens by the Bay. With the Singapore Flyer and the Gardens by the Bay towering in the background, it is no wonder why this year's Paddlefest brought much excitement to the local paddlers.

The following categories were contended

DB12 CSC
GRO Mixed
GRO Opens
Integen
DB 12 Novice

PLK had emerged podium finish for the following categories

DB12 CSC - 4th
GRO Mixed - 2nd
GRO Opens (22 crew) - 1st
Integen - 1st
DB 12 Novice - 1st

About Us

PLK PADDLERS (Paya Lebar Kovan CC Dragonboat Team) was inaugurated in July 2007.

The PLK PADDLERS Vision: To be a caring and cohesive team that is synonymous with excellence.

"The beauty of being in a team sport is that motivation often comes from your team-mates - this is why you may have noticed regular members pushing you on; telling you not to stop in the middle of 10km row, to lift up your punching arm higher. Because ultimately, dragonboat is a team sport, and the boat will only surge forward if everyone does their part."

Words of Wisdom from Coach:
"Can we do better? We can achieve better results if we can work on the following foundation:- SRS foundation.

S - Skills

(techniques, training methods)
R - Relationship

(fellow team mates)
S - Spirituality

(commitment, passion, vision)

For without skills - our achievement will be limited
without relationship - we will be lonely with no one to share and finally without spirituality - our team will not last.

I hope that all of us will build upon it as we continue to scale new heights in the next race."

- Coach Kim Hwa