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True Grit est l\u2019\u00e9quipe comp\u00e9titive de 22Dragons s\u2019adressant aux athl\u00e8tes \u00e2g\u00e9s de 24 ans ou moins. L\u2019\u00e9quipe a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9e en 2012 par Michael Wu, Wendi Zhou et Andy Shih. Cette \u00e9quipe est compos\u00e9e majoritairement de pagayeurs et de pagayeuses des \u00e9quipes universitaires et coll\u00e9giales de 22Dragons: Descendants of the dragon, du Coll\u00e8ge Marianopolis; Dragon Boat Z, de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McGill; le club sportif de bateau-dragon de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al; et le club de bateau-dragon de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Concordia.<\/p>\n
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Summer 2009<\/p>\n
Canadian university racing is dominated by the Greater Toronto Area teams. The U23 National Team will only include 2 from Quebec. Michael Wu is convinced that whatever success has happened in Toronto can be replicated in Montreal. He starts planting the seeds in the paddlers he coaches that Montreal student racing can achieve the same heights.<\/p>\n
Fall 2011<\/p>\n
McGill University’s Dragon Boat Z has hit a new peak in performance since its inception in 2009. Many paddlers are graduating, but have enjoyed their growth and want to keep challenging themselves.<\/p>\n
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At the same time, an opportunity was freed up to participate at CCWC 2012. We put our name in for the lottery, and the rest is history. Wendi Zhou, Andy Shih, Chris Wong and Michael Wu came together to form a team that would provide the highest caliber of racing to the young adult demographic, and True Grit was born.<\/p>\n
Since then, True Grit will participate in 3 CCWC and medal every time. 31 paddlers will join the 24U National team. The entire club has benefited from the coaching they give back to their community.<\/p>\n
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True Grit competed at the CanAm Club Crew Championships in Welland, Ontario and at the Club Crew World Championships in Ravenna, Italy.<\/p>\n
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In Welland, True Grit won Gold in the Mixed Category and Silver in both the Open and Women’s Categories.<\/p>\n
In Ravenna, True Grit won 1 Gold and 4 Silvers<\/p>\n
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22Dragons is home to many of Montreal\u2019s best student teams! These teams are affiliated with a post-secondary institution and are completely self-managed.<\/p>\n
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In 2024, True Grit competed at the CanAm Club Crew Championships in Welland, Ontario and at the Club Crew World Championships in Ravenna, Italy. In Welland, their standard mixed boat earned the gold medal, their women’s boat earned the silver medal, and the open boat earned the silver medal, giving them a total ranking of second behind NDRC. In Ravenna, their small mixed boat were second on all three distances. Their small women’s boat were 2nd on the 200 m, 1st on the 500 m and were disqualified on the 2000 m. The small open boat ranked fourth in all distances.<\/p>\n
Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Captains:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2023 – National Division Champions” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n In 2023, True Grit competed at the Canadian National Championships in Welland. Their standard mixed boat received the gold medal, their women received the gold medal, and their open received the silver medal. True Grit ranked first place overall and earned the most competitive to date 24U-PS division championship banner.<\/p>\n Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Captains:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2022 – Rebirth at Nationals Montreal” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n 2022 marked the year the Canadian National Championships would resume after the Covid-19 pandemic. Held in Montr\u00e9al, Nationals were a revelation of the potential of the team that had rebuilt post-covid. Going in to the championships with a standard mixed boat only and unsure of what to expect from the rest of Canada, the team clinched the bronze medal.<\/p>\n Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Captains:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2021 – Post-Pandemic” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n 2021 was the year that practices would resume for weeks at a time, between covid-19 contagion waves. Only outdoor practices were held when possible with half boat capacity, accounting for social distancing. Coming out of covid, the team had a handful of veteran paddlers and kicked off a new wave of recruitment. This is the year the True Grit fit test with a minimum standard was established.<\/p>\n Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Captains:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2020 – Covid-19″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n As the team undergoes huge paddler turnover due to overaging and management change, the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop on all dragon boat activities. The team continues to work out together through Zoom workouts and fitness challenges.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2019 – Nationals Regina” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n True Grit goes to Nationals in Regina where the mixed boat finished in fourth.<\/p>\n Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2018″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n True Grit returns to CCWC in Szeged, Hungary. Open and Women take home medals.<\/p>\n Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n Captains:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2017 – National Division Champions” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n At the 2017 qualifying year Nationals, True Grit dominated, finishing in third in the open division and first in the mixed and the women division. True Grit finished in first overall, taking home the title of National Division Champions. In the coming years, this is the year that is looked back to as the peak.<\/p>\n Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2016 – Return to Nationals” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Laurie-Anne Dancause takes over as women’s boat coach. The women dominated the community division at the Lachine Knockout and decide that it’s time to graduate to the sport division. For the first time in three years, True Grit returns to Nationals where they podium in all three divisions, but never finish first.<\/p>\n Coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”2015 – Creation of the Women’s Boat” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n\n
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