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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Emilio Lanera

Breast cancer survivors find fitness and friendship in dragon boat racing

Caroline Mulcahy (L) and Hazel Dean in their dragon boat
Stroke of friendship: Melbourne Pink Phoenix dragon boat club members Caroline Mulcahy (left) and Hazel Dean paddle their way around Docklands in Melbourne. Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian

Caroline Mulcahy was a young backpacker when she first saw a dragon boat.

While in Hong Kong she would spend most mornings sitting by the port at Stanley Harbour, mesmerised by the teams of young men paddling 12-metre longboats gracefully through the water.

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