San Francisco Bay Area Dragon Boat: Ellen's Paddler Profile

Ellen's DieselFish Profile

Dragon boat racing is the ultimate team sport! Nothing compares to the feeling you get when your team hurtles a boat through the water! Let’s get to know Ellen, DieselFish’s spirited captain, recruiter and award-winning paddler.

-The Minister of Newbie Happiness

*NAME: Ellen/10,000 Lakes/The Token White Girl

*RESIDES: South San Francisco

*PROFESSION: Behavior Therapist

*HOBBIES: Being amazing, baking delicious things

*OTHER SPORTS I PLAY: Why would I do any other sports than dragon boating?

*HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT DRAGON BOAT: I used to work as a Girl Scout camp counselor in Iowa. We spent one week focusing on water sports where I was first introduced to dragon boating. Later that fall, a bunch of co-counselors and campers participated in an international race on the Mississippi River, and I was hooked!

*YEAR JOINED DIESELFISH: February 2012

*FAVORITE DIESELFISH MOMENT: Judging a rap/dance competition with some fellow fishies that was put on by DieselFish Youth at the 2012 Long Beach team dinner. Those kids have got some swag!

*FAVORITE AFTER-PRACTICE EATING SPOT: That's a toss up between Mar y Tierra and Ike’s!

*ADVICE FOR NEWCOMERS: As much as it hurts during the first practice, it gets so much easier every time! So keep coming out and watch yourself transform into a paddling machine!

*I PADDLE WITH DIESELFISH BECAUSE: When I first moved to California a little over a year ago I didn’t know a soul. I quickly found DieselFish and they have become my closest friends and most tight-knit community for me. They are a great support system and love to push one another so everyone improves as a team!

Look for the red hair!

Job well done, Ellen!

Ellen won two awards last season!

San Francisco Bay Area Dragon Boat Team DieselFish offers free dragon boat lessons. Email us at dfcaptains@gmail.com now for details!