陳宗倫

English

Chan Chung-lun, Jacky, is the head coach of the Hong Kong China dragon boat representative team and also serves as secretary of its committee, a central figure in the team's coaching set-up. According to the association's published Hong Kong team list, Chan is the team's head coach, with coaches including Pan Guangde and Chu Wai-chung also on the staff. In 2023 he was named in the Hong Kong, China delegation as a coach for the dragon boat events at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Dragon boat racing requires every paddler to stroke in unison to the beat of the drummer with the steerer holding the course, so the consistency of rhythm and power largely determines the boat's speed, and the coach must co-ordinate fitness, technique and paddling drills. Hong Kong's dragon boat team is made up largely of amateur paddlers who hold other jobs, and the team's regular training and camps depend on sustained input from the coaching staff. Chan has long overseen the team's training and led it at Asian and world events. Little has been published about his earlier career as an athlete or his day job, and his roles are documented mainly in the association's and the SF&OC's published lists.