INSEAD Alumns Win 9th Alumni Dragon Boat Trophy in Switzerland

[pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”]Second victory for INSEAD Alumni in three years[/pullquote]

Overcast skies did not deter INSEAD teamwork, spirit, and determination at this year’s Dragon Boat Trophy in August in Zürich. The INSEAD Alumni team finished first with Rochester second, Stanford finishing third, followed by HSG Omnium. It is the second win in three years for an INSEAD team.The annual race is a fun competition amongst top business school alumni.

Organized by SAMBAplus, a professional instructor provided an introduction and training for all teams. Families, partners and friends joined in to support the paddlers.The INSEAD rowers and event logistics were organized by Zurich Chapter volunteer Rajiv Shetty.

2014 August 31 Dragon boat race 023Members of the Winning Team

Drummer: Christine Keller Peduzzi CCC10

  • Mauricio Tejeda MBA11D
  • Marcel Sheurer MBA13D
  • Stefan Pinggera MBA12J
  • Alexander Brochier CCC03
  • Stefan Keller MBA08J
  • Valeriy Potapov MBA08D
  • Shay Bukshpan MBA11D
  • Urs Lampe MB97D
  • Margherita Fontana EMBA09D
  • Suzanne Rapetti-Hunsicker TIEMBA10J
  • Petra Keil MBA98D
  • Shoko Suzuki MBA02D
  • Support from England: Kaori Shigiya MBA02D