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Executive Board
captain & land exercises director: BRIAN NGUYEN
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Brian posing....as uaual :P
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- Year, Major: Junior, Biological Sciences
- Hometown: Chicago, IL
- Experience paddling: 2 years
- Previous Positions: Co-captain '06-'07
- Biggest DB Accomplishment: Forming a unified network with sexy, perservering Trojans
- Goal for DB This Year: Continue team bonding, expand recruiting efforts and work even harder to bring out the elite athletes in all of us. Fight On baby.
- Best DB Memory: My first practice, Arizona, LBC, Socials, End of the year Banquet....there are just too many, which makes DB so much fun.
- Dragon Boat Tip: "Pain is Temporary, Victory is Forever."
- What I do when I'm not paddling, besides dreaming of paddling: I also dream of med school, as well as being the successor to Yao Ming and overthrowing Eating Champ Kobayachi one day.
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co-captain: ERIN KOJIMA
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Erin getting some face painting before the Long Beach competition.
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- Year, Major: Sophomore, Undeclared
- Hometown: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
- Experience paddling: 1 year
- Biggest DB Accomplishment: Taking a leadership position on this team and also putting myself out there to meet new people and to learn an entirely new sport. I'm so glad I did because DB has become my favorite thing to do now at USC! I've met my best friends from DB.
- Goal for DB This Year: I hope to raise USC Dragonboat to the next racing level through increased training, creating more excitement, team spirit and commitment for DB and also by entering more compeititions. I also want to strengthen team membership through recruiting- the more people the better! I also hope to have more team bonding experiences.
- Best DB Memory: running practices with the "early morning crew" and getting yummy popsicles as rewards (compliments of Brian), crazy karaoke and all you can eat korean BBQ (totally awesome), CPK run, racing in the Arizona competition for the first time ever, after-practice lunch with the team, getting to meet all these wonderful people from Dragonboat!!
- Dragon Boat Tip: Though Dragonboat is competitive, it is also a lot about meeting new people, making new friends, promoting strong relationships, and good sportsmanship. Get out there and meet people you don't already know! Also, Dragonboat is all about timing and teamwork. No matter how strong of a paddler you are, the boat won't go anywhere unless everybody paddles at the same time together. Timing is key!
- What I do when I'm not paddling, besides dreaming of paddling:eating, working out, cooking, oh and did I mention eating?
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treasurer: WAI LAM YIU
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Wai Lam leading the charge at the Arizona competition.
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- Year, Major: Sophomore, Business with Econ minor
- Hometown: Hong Kong
- Experience paddling: 1 year
- Biggest DB Accomplishment: Recruiting determined paddlers who will stay and strike 'til the end
- Goal for DB This Year: To enter the finals in the Long Beach race
- Best DB Memory: End of the year banquet
- Dragon Boat Tip: The pain that you feel in every practice or game means you did not practice enough. "The easiest day was yesterday"
- What I do when I'm not paddling, besides dreaming of paddling: Working out everyday to build up stamina and muscle
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fundraising chair: STEPHEN CHANG
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.Stephen posing for a picture at the Welcome Back concert.
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- Year, Major: Junior, Business
- Hometown: Arcadia, CA
- Experience paddling: 1/2 Year
- Biggest DB Accomplishment: Helping out with the magazine fundraiser so we could pay for the Arizona trip.
- Goal for DB This Year: Raising enough funds so we can go to more tournaments and get cool gear.
- Best DB Memory: Arizona was definitely an awesome experience. The thrill of the first race and the bonding between people was fantastic.
- Dragon Boat Tip: Eat protein bars.
- What I do when I'm not paddling, besides dreaming of paddling:
Working out.
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publicity & rcc chair: LJ Ho
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LJ poses for the camera at the Long Beach tourney.
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- Year, Major: Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering
- Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
- Experience paddling: 1 Year
- Biggest DB Accomplishment: Waking up semi-on-time for practices.
- Goal for DB This Year: Recruit enough for two boats.
- Best DB Memory: Arizona roadtrip!
- Dragon Boat Tip: Be open to suggestions for improvement from the coaches and other DB members... and don't stop paddling.
- What I do when I'm not paddling, besides dreaming of paddling: SWE, sleep, study.
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social chair: TIMMY HOANG
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Timmy puts on a clown face at the Long Beach competition.
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- Year, Major: Junior, Biology
- Hometown: City of Angeles
- Experience paddling: 1/2 Year
- Biggest DB Accomplishment: Selling the most magazines and trying my best to make DB that much fun-ner
- Goal for DB This Year: A bigger family, more wins, and more fun
- Best DB Memory: ARIZONAAAA!!!!
- Dragon Boat Tip: Just PADDLE long, hard, and deep.
- What I do when I'm not paddling, besides dreaming of paddling: Having fun.
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Coaches
head coach: KEVIN CHAN
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Kevin is a gentleman and pumps
the Webmaster's gas on the
road trip to Tempe, Arizona. |
- info to come when he gets around to answering!
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assistant coach: CRIS CHENG
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Cris fufills his nutritional
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- Year, Major: USC grad, Computer Science
- Hometown: Alhambra
- Experience paddling: 5 years
- Previous Positions: Assistant coach '04-'05, '05-'06
- Why I decided to coach: I really like the team and they were a part of some of the greatest memories I have. I want to continue making memories with them, and one memory in particular I want to make with them is watching them cross the finish line first.
- One thing I learned from Coach Seb: You need to be able to understand the limits of some paddlers.
- Best pre-race food: Banana, muffin or power bars
- Best post-race food: Solid meals with a decent amount of carbs
- Goal for DB This Year: As a coach, to be clearer and precise when instructing people about paddling techniques; for the members, I want them to make it their goal to recruit more and be able to work together off and on the boat as a team.
- Best SCDB memory: Kevin falling off the boat when Ganni was steering.
- Biggest SCDB accomplishment: Gathering another energetic crew that has become very passionate and involved about the sport as it did last year.
- Dragon Boat Tip: "Do as I say, not as I do." And give 110% while dragon boating.
- If I could be any superhero, I'd choose... The Tick. He's a very funny superhero.
- Is it true that you CAN have a girlfriend and be involved with DB at the same time?! Yes, but you should always strive to keep a balance between the two.
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