The Daily Bruin :: Multimedia : Dragon Boats

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Second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student Virginia Chu and third-year economics/international area studies student Davin Blekeberg participate in the annual Long Beach Spring Race at the Marine Stadium Park on Sunday. Chu and Blekeberg are members of the 6-year-old UCLA Dragon Boat team.

Scott Dee

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Club members disembark from their boat at Marine Stadium Park in Long Beach. The club boasts more than 50 participants.

Scott Dee

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Dragon boats are lined side by side at Marine Stadium Park on Sunday afternoon during the 2010 annual Long Beach Spring Race.

Scott Dee

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The UCLA Dragon Boat team celebrates at the end of Sunday’s races. The team won first in both the 200-meter and 500-meter races, in addition to second overall.

Karen Chu

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The UCLA Blue team hits the water for a dragon boat race. California, UC San Diego and USC also participated in Sunday’s race.

Scott Dee

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Amanda Chu, a fourth-year psychobiology student, drums for the UCLA Dragon Boat team in Sunday’s Long Beach Spring Race.

Karen Chu

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Alex Yu, a third-year economics/international area studies student and a dragon boat drummer and steersman, led the team to two first-place wins Sunday.