Hermosa is home to Olympic beach volleyball training
The Chinese are among a dozen Olympics-bound beach volleyball teams training in Hermosa Beach. Photo by Dave Williams Beach volleyball players from Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach are posed to fill three of the eight positions on the U.S. beach volleyballs teams going to the London Olympics in August. Kerry Walsh of Hermosa Beach and partner Misty May have already been named to represent the U.S. The two are hoping to win a third consecutive gold medal. They won gold in both the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Lauren Fendrick of Redondo Beach, and her partner of Brooke Hanson are also Olympic prospects. But they must catch up to Jen Kessy and April Ross who are leading in points on the FIVB tour, which determines the Olympic team selections. On the men’s side 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have already secured the first team position. The two top contenders for the second team are Sean Rosenthal of Redondo Beach and Jake Gibb, and Matt Fuerbringer of Hermosa Beach and Nick Lucena. Domestic tours on track Two years after the professional domestic tour was thrown into disarray by the bankruptcy of the AVP, the domestic competition has…
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