[Meet Houston Heat Coach Loc Nguyen]

I started Dragon Boat paddling approximately 6 years ago when one of my friends, Hau Pham, was captain for the Asia Society Young Professionals team at the TDBA May Festival.  I returned the following years to paddle with ASYP, other organizations, and corporations in various local Dragon Boat events until finally Minh Nguyen and Hau Pham had an inspiration to create Houston's own year round Dragon Boat club. Along with enthused paddlers such as Albert and Ann Wong, Bao Vinh, Jen HaeJin Kim, Paul Dunham, Suzanne Tran, Suzanne Bui, Mandy Kirk and others with the same dream and goal, we formed this great club that you enjoy or will get to enjoy.  As one of the founding members of Houston Heat it is great to see how much it has grown and to see new faces join our team.  Our club is diverse in age, weight class, and ethnicity and I love that.  It truly proves that this sport welcomes all and can be enjoyed by all.

I am the primary coach for the recreational (Yellow) division of Houston Heat.  This group comprises of mainly "newbies" to Dragon Boating or returning paddlers that want to get reacquainted with the proper form and dust off those cob webs. This division also includes water sport-lovers, weekend warriors, and people just curious to try out a different sport. I guarantee though...once you start with the Yellow division you will soon find that you will be enticed to sharpen your skills and transition into the Competitive (Orange) division and then eventually the Premier (Red) division!  Along with my buddy, Yellow division coach, Jeff Gee, we promise to show ya a fun time on the water!  So gear up and fall in soldier...we about to have us some fun!"