A group of gutsy Tauranga breast cancer survivors have struck gold yet again in the gruelling sport of dragon boat racing.
The Boobops ended their 2014-15 season with another haul of medals, winning two golds and a silver at the Auckland Regional Championships, and a gold and two silvers at the National Championships a week later.
"We give it our all out on the water - we're certainly one of the teams to beat," captain Julie Sach said.
The Boobops are part of the Bay of Plenty Dragon Boat Club, and comprise 25 women ranging in age from 37 to 73.
Ms Sach said the world owed a huge thanks to the Canadian doctor who went against conventional medical thinking by saying that the best way to recover from breast cancer was upper body exercise. From that one Canadian dragon boat team, the sport has grown to 200 teams worldwide.