A good dragon boat team in action is like synchronized swimming on speed. For a boat this size to move quickly, the blades of all 20 paddlers must hit the water at exactly the same moment. Championship-caliber teams in the 200-, 500- and 1,000-meter races reach the finish line in less than one, two and four minutes, respectively.
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