Marianas Outrigger Club finishes strong in the Slalom Race Series winning 1st Place in both the V-6 Men’s and Women’s Divisions. The races took place every 2 weeks over the span of a month and a half starting on May 20 and finally ending the series on June 17.
Diane Demapan of the women’s MOC team said that the finals was very intense. “We’re very proud of all the women that came out and competed and especially our V1 competitor, Pipit Ball. Congratulations to all the women that race,” she said.
About the race series as a whole, she said “We’ve been practicing twice a week, so the competition was pretty intense. I’ve paddled over the years so I see more women coming out. It’s really overwhelming for me to see that more and more working moms, professionals, and just business women from all walks of life are just coming in to compete here in the waters.”
With this race series the first of their paddling season and preparation for the Pacific Games in November, Demapan said that their goal is to be able to compete internationally with other countries. “Based on our [race] times and the hard work that and just the tools and knowledge that we’ve learned from other teams and our coaches and our leader, I think we’re ready to compete internationally.”
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