BreastStrokes

10/30/2026

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Featured here is team Breaststrokes member paddlers, Colleen - Kim - Sally - Lisa & Fran. Together they represented our team at the national BRA day event cambridge_memorial_hospital last week.

You can read more about what BRA day is & how profoundly some knowledge & education about the different reconstruction options exist as a post mastectomy patient.

Give some love to your tatas, check them on the regular & if you are already part of the mastectomy club & would like some guidance on how to find more information please don’t be shy to reach out

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10/23/2026

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Last month we washed, buffed, waxed & wrapped our beautiful in preparation for

Although this past week we could have been on the water with a balmy 20
Degrees & sunshine ☀️ but ya just never know here 🤷‍♀️

So we want to know…..🤔how do you keep fit 💪over the winter when outdoor training on the water is not possible? How do you keep your team together during these long winter months?

Send us your ideas as we strive to keep warm & social over the next 7 months we’d love to hear from you 🙌

🚣‍♀️ Until we see you again dragonfly you will be missed 🫶

🎗️A big shout out to the volunteers who helped us that day, to our sponsors & supporters for providing winterized shrink wrapping Rhino Shrink Wrap & Ellenor and Lindsay’s farm for the storage

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10/04/2026

🙌 ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS 🐲

Head over to the website & enter your name for a chance to win the prize. I was the lucky winner last year & it could be you!!

❤️ Thank you for your generous sponsorship Cambridge Bingo & Gaming Centre & keeping out boat 🛶 afloat

10/04/2026

www.breaststrokes.org

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From our season end dinner to Guelph - Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure we are keeping busy & spreading the word. To those who stopped by our tent & left your name we will be in touch with more events to come out & meet the team, learn more about the sport & health benefits proven as a pathway to your 🎗️

😪 If you missed us we are always just a message away as we are always looking for new survivor members to paddle & sponsors to keep our boat afloat. We’d love to meet you!!

🙏 Thank you to all the runners 🏃‍♂️walkers, strollers 👶 fur pals 🐶 & little feet 👣 that came out to today’s event! We braved the morning cold 🥶 some rain 🌧️ & sunshine ☀️All in a days work. Together we raise funds for invaluable as it has been proven over & over that early detection is key 🔑 to having options towards survivorship

Comment PADDLES UP if you’d like to come out to meet us soon

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09/29/2026

🎗️🌸 This is always an emotional yet beautiful event that celebrates survivors supporters and remembers those we’ve lost. Stop by and see us at our tent and learn more about our 🐲 , what benefits there is through fitness, where and when we practice and all other interesting questions you may have.

☀️See you there friends ☀️

Save The Date!!

2026's Run Date is Sunday October 4th!

This year was our first year at University of Guelph and we loved it so in 2026.. same location with some new tricks up our sleeves!

Mark it in your calendars.. think of the fundraisers you want to do as a team and stay posted for fun updates on all our socials!

09/25/2026

🐲🇫🇷🌸A SUMMER TO REMEMBER🎗️💪👏❤️

🇨🇦 14 Breastrokers + loving Supporters traveled across the ocean in a welcoming of open arms with Dragons Abreast Australia 🇦🇺

The beauty & history of this country is surely something our eyes & hearts will ALWAYS remember. A trip of a lifetime. The event IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival 2026, the largest in its history put us to the test amidst the heat of the French sun ☀️ but we persevered. We walked, sang & waved our flags in the parade representing our homelands, ate all of the most incredible food, the pastries 🥐 , the ice cream 🍦 , shopped for souvenir jewellery crafted by local artisans 🛍️ & festival swag, but most of all we PADDLED HARD 🚣‍♀️ in the naturally forged glacier lake Aix-les-Bains & the bones we came home with a MEDAL around our neck🏅

🙌 We could not be more proud of the courage, strength 👊 and honour of our teammates. NEW FRIENDS MADE FROM NEAR & FAR + a photo album that is reminiscence of what postcards are made of. We are blessed

We are still in awe of how all this came together with so much hard work by all & the 500+ volunteers. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💕 until next time we will reflect & keep training for ourselves, our health, for community outreach & education, for our families & for those we have lost to . May .

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09/25/2026

Wow that’s some serious planning. Just awesome!! 👏

For those of you that may not have seen the hand out from the closing ceremony in France , here is the IBCPC Strategic Events through to 2038.

08/29/2026

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🙌 LET THE GAMES BEGIN 🙌

The storms have passed from yesterday….RACE DAY 1 is today!!
08/29/2026 along with an emotional & touching flower 🌸 ceremony. The reason we are all here. United as breast buddies 🎗️

BREASTSTROKES paddle sisters can be found kicking some Dragon 🐉 a** with the composite teams
dragonsabreastaustralia

🐲 Team Thrive
🐲 Team Connect
🐲 Team Inspiration
🐲 Team Hope
🐲 Team Unity

Here's the link to watch the events in France:
https://live,ibcpcfrance2026,com/

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08/16/2026

🐲As we head into our last week of summer here in before joining our international sisters at the 2026 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival, France 🇫🇷

This festival will welcome 4500 🎗️participants paddling 🚣 together in unison, strength and commaraderie. 14 of our Breaststrokes team members are teaming up with Dragons Abreast Australia 🇦🇺 welcoming us as their own paddle sisters.

All the practicing, fundraising& emotions will come to fruition as we set our paddles in Aix-les-Bains Lac du Bourget

An unforgettable dream trip come true. Forever grateful to our sponsors & each & every person who helped us get here 🙏❤️✨

Guelph Pickleball
Cambridge Bingo & Gaming Centre
Maple Leaf Self Storage
McClintock's Water Ski School & Pro Shop

We are always looking for breast cancer survivor members to join our team & sponsors. Check out or website for more details www.breaststrokes.ca

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08/16/2026

🐲👩Some of us are already on route and the rest will be soon. 14 of our dragon ladies will have the honour of experiencing this monumental event!! 🎉🙌❤️☀️💪🏆

It all began in 2011 with one woman, Geneviève Garreau, and a bold ambition: to create France's 2nd BCS team in Annecy (Les Drôles de Rames)

15 years later, her dream welcomes 4,500 paddlers from around the world. 🌸 🐉

In 10 days, the IBCPC France 2026 Festival opens its doors in Aix-les-Bains!

Thanks Geneviève😉