Dragon Boating has its roots in Chinese tradition and culture. The event is said to have originated millennia ago, when from all over China the first race was organized to commemorate the death of a righteous poet. Dragon boating is a relatively new to the western world sport, but it has a bright future. It is now the fastest growing water sport, and it has very good chances of becoming an Olympic Sport soon. It is a recreational activity that anyone can take up..
I think Santa should hire giants instead of elves, so that he can have a faster production of gifts. Same goes for our Limassol Spartans Team. Have a great holidays and hopefully next year our team will be even stronger and faster as giants in Santa’s story. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Spartans!
A warm welcome back to our teammates and a big congratulations for the results they have made! Our country was represented by 28 paddlers: members of Limassol Spartans, Zulus, Limassol Dragons and Raging Muflons. It was not easy race, as every year more and more country teams show up at the championship. No mater what […]
People tend to ask us,”what got you into dragon boat,what’s so special about it?” Well,certainly the name itself “Dragon Boat” is pretty cool and it catches the eye,but let’s be real for a second.When you just start trainings ,you will be a but weirded out to how you will have to actually synchronize with other […]
We recently had a small race event on the ladies mile beach in Limassol. Here are some photos hope you enjoy them and we will keep you updated with more! We will keep doing these team building events to keep us motivated and work even harder! Go Spartans!
Over the past few month we had quite lots of events, one of which was 10th International Dragon Boat Event. We got some photos from the event for now and will have more photos to share. Check out new photos in our gallery and stay updated with all latest news from Limassol Spartans.
Pink Mouflons, Limassol Nautical Club and Europa Donna are organizing a Dragon Boat Open Day! Are you a breast cancer survivor, or in treatment, or are you a supporter? Then come down to Limassol Nautical Club if you are interested in joining a new Dragon Boat team. Pink Mouflons will be providing the equipment, (paddles, […]
So,we organized a charity event last Sunday,and not to brag! But we are more than proud to say that the Spartans came in first place with the biggest force we had to give for charity! Every teammate was amazing,and we just keep getting stronger and stronger. Thank you to everyone who participated and thank you […]
Make sure you check out our new gallery photos from last weekend, charity event. We had a good time I guess. So hopefully to see you all again soon and see you participate in future events. Stay with us and paddle through life 😉 Gallery link
Announcement from Cyprus Dragon Boat Federation for competition schedule for the year 2018: Local Events: 1. March,3: 2Km Marathon Races 2. April, 21: 10th International Festival 3. June, 3: Corporate Dragon Boat Event 4. June, 23: Championship Sprint Races 5. October, 13: 11th International Festival International participation of the National Team: 1. July, 17-22: 11th […]
Fun races for all including supporters, small boat open 10 euros per paddler. The charity is Rescue and Rehome Cyprus a very worthy cause. Please inform Djordje if you entering team prior to the 18th. This is open to everyone. You need 2 trainings minimum before the event. This can be arranged 5euro per paddler each session. Collecting buckets […]