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THE POOL OF LIFE
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BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
DRAGON BOAT TEAM
A FLOATING SUPPORT GROUP FOR HEALING MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. RAISING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND PROMOTING THE EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN AND MEN.
WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE SPORT OF DRAGON BOAT RACING, WE ENDEAVOR:
To encourage women and men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to lead full and active lives.
To demonstrate the benefits of an active lifestyle through the sport of dragon boating.
To raise awareness about breast cancer and encourage the pursuit of a cure.
To provide support and fellowship to team members.
The best of all to have fun.
The 'Pool of life' is the first dragon boat team for breast cancer survivors in the UK. The team was set up in the North West, to help raise breast cancer awareness and demonstrate that women living with breast cancer can lead full active lives.
The objects of the charity are to preserve and protect the good health of breast cancer survivors within the North West of England by the provision of facilities for exercise, particularly dragon boat racing. This is intended to reduce the risk of Lymphedema for those otherwise at risk.
Dragon boat racing is colourful hard-work and a wonderful way to say YES I CAN after breast cancer. All over the world women who are survivors in every sense of the word are demonstrating their 'can do' attitude as they take part in Dragon Boat Racing.
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The Girls and Boys did it. Raced a mile for Sport Relief on Thursday 18th March. Check out the photographs here in the Gallery
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Dragon Quotes
"It doesn't matter what you are in body. If your heart is that of a dragon, then you truly are a dragon"
"The true gold of a dragon's hoard is wisdom"
"What you do for yourself dies with you; what you do for others forever remains immortal"
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart"
A Brief History of Dragon Boat Racing
The custom of dragon boating dates back more than 2,000 years. Its origin was a commemoration of the patriot poet Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Mei Lo River after being exiled from his state. It is said the villagers, who loved Qu Yuan, feared the fish and water dragons would devour his body so they paddled around the river splashing their paddles and beating their drums to scare away the beasts. And to ensure that Qu Yuan never went hungry, or maybe to divert the fish from eating his body they wrapped rice in leaves and threw them into the river.
We train at the Water Sports Centre, Queens Dock, Liverpool.
Details of training days and times can be found on the Events page.
Contact numbers
Alison Baker (Publicity Officer)
0151 423 6181
Directions to the Water Sports Centre
Map and Directions to the Water Sports Centre
