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Northshore October 2025
  Vanessa Bowman, a North Reading resident, competed in her first dragon boating race in 2015. Less than two years later, the 47-year-old will be racing in the dragon boating World Championship in Kunming, China, this October. If you’ve never heard of dragon boating, it is, simply put, a boat of 20 paddlers, a drummer, and a steers person paddling to cross the finish faster than their competition. It's a team sport in its purest form that encompasses the elements of power, speed, synchronization, and endurance (California Dragon Boat Association). A London native, Bowman has been athletic all her life; rugby, netball, running
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