Carrigan Scadden kisses the front of a dragon boat before her team, the LBT dragon boat club, race in the first heat during the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)
Rowers race in the first heat of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Members of Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association perform a dragon dance during the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Rowers race in the first heat of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Rowers race in the first heat of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Gail Delks, a rower with the LBT dragon boat team, kisses the front of their dragon boat as they load up for their first race during the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Members of Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association perform a dragon dance during the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Rowers race in the first heat of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)A dragon boat team pulls away from the dock for their first race during the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Members of Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association perform a dragon dance during the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Rowers race in the first heat of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)A monk from the Great Dharma Chan Monastery performs the eye dotting ceremony during opening ceremonies for the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Members of Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association perform a dragon dance during the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Ya Li, with the Great Wall Chinese Academy, picks out an oar as her team prepares for their first race during the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)A monk from the Great Dharma Chan Monastery performs a purification ceremony as he walks through the grounds of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival during opening ceremonies at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Members of Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association perform a dragon dance during the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)Rowers race in the first heat of the 25th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) (Stephen Swofford)
