This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is a special one, for it is the first episode featuring a player competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Taylor Crabb has long been the presumed face of this next generation of American beach volleyball players. Now that generation is here, as he and Jake Gibb qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, alongside lovable veterans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena.
On this episode, we discuss:
- What it is like for Taylor Crabb being an Olympian, something he's long dreamed of
- The moment in Ostrava when he and Jake Gibb and coach Rich Lambourne knew they had qualified for Tokyo
- The strangeness of this 2021 season, with so much uncertainty post-COVID
- Why players should prioritize competing on the AVP just as much as they do the FIVB
- The blessings of being raised in Hawai'i, growing up at the Outrigger Canoe Club And much, much more.
Such a fun episode.
ENJOY!
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This episode is also brought to you by Chasing Gold, a new non-profit aimed at funding aspiring Olympians to relieve the financial burden of traveling around the world. Read more and donate today at www.chasinggold.org!
SHOOTS!
Beach Volleyball Madness: Olympic Beach Volleyball Preview; Bally's Buys the AVP
Derek Olson, and Morocco's 'Disney story' into the Tokyo Olympic Games
Sean Rosenthal is the same now as he's ever been: Beach Volleyball's greatest ambassador
Jason Lochhead: The globetrotting route to becoming a two-time Olympic coach
SANDCAST Mailbag: A review of the Tokyo Olympic quad, and looking ahead to AVP 2021
DJ Klasnic is bringing the passion for beach volleyball back to Serbia
Corinne Quiggle and Allie Wheeler: Winning the little steps on their way to the big one
Canadian road dogs Will Hoey and Jake MacNeil have no exit plans
Savvy Simo, and a remarkable, legacy-leaving career at UCLA
SANDCAST Mailbag: What is Qatar doing? Top five matches from Cancun; FUDS stories
Sara Putt's made NCAA Championship history before; now she's out to do it again
Life inside the Cancun Bubble, with Tri Bourne and Evie Matthews
James Shaw, and the pursuit for the goals on the other side of fear
Kim Hildreth is thriving, with both feet finally on the ground
Mark Paaluhi, the man alas giving beach volleyball the attention he always thought it needed
Beach Volleyball Mailbag: Breaking down the Cancun Bubble, training tips, AVP speculation
Matt Fuerbringer: Respecting the work that's required of greatness
Chaim Schalk's American career has finally begun -- from the bottom
Don't be fooled by LSU's Kristen Nuss: She'll find a way to win
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