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20 April 2026  

Day 2 of the 29^th Australian Dragon Boat Championships this week at Lake Kawana, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, is done and dusted. This brings a conclusion to the Premier, Junior, Breast Cancer paddlers and All Cancer paddlers races across 200m, 500m, 1000m (4 turn race) and 2000m (3 turn race) – mixed, women and open categories.

The paddlers have been blessed with fantastic weather over the first 2 days of racing. There has been huge camaraderie amongst all the clubs competing with lots of photos, cheers, hugs, and support before, during, and at medal presentations each day.

This year the Australian Championships included the inaugural Australian University Challenge between Melbourne University, Sydney University and University of Queensland. The Uni’s competed across 200m and 500m with Sydney University taking out the inaugural University Challenge.

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Further information can be found here - https://www.ausdbf.com.au/events1/auschamps

The Championships are live streamed and can be viewed via this link - https://www.watchmysportlive.tv/2026-australian-dbf-championships 

Results for every race can be found via this link - https://www.ausdbf.com.au/regattas/

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Further information can be found here - https://www.ausdbf.com.au/events1/auschamps

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