Sweat was an Olympian in Walsh Jennings will be 42 when the games take place but feels confident in her chances nonetheless. Walsh Jennings is clearly still in it to win it for Tokyo It was a fantastic weekend full of some fantastic battles. May-Treanor is married to Matt Treanor , a name that may be familiar to some eagle-eyed baseball fans. Treanor caught at the major league level from May-Treanor has retired from competition to raise her three children alongside her husband.
For me, my career has moved on. Despite her dedication to her home life, according to May-Treanor she still misses the game and her partnership with Walsh Jennings in particular:. The last time the pair competed in the Games together was in the Olympics, and they brought home their third consecutive gold medal. Both Walsh and May-Treanor have three gold medals together, but Walsh has an additional bronze medal from competing in with a different partner.
They continued their unbeaten streak through Beijing before it ended in the preliminary round against in Austria in As a pair, Walsh and May-Treanor are the first beach volleyball players to have won gold in three consecutive Olympic Games. Walsh is also in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most consecutive Olympic beach volleyball games won by an individual female with 22 between Athens in and Rio in She is still involved in the volleyball world, serving as the director of volleyball operations at her alma mater, Long Beach College, and she is working on the broadcast team for the AVP Beach Volleyball Tour.
There may never be a pair quite as good as May-Treanor and Walsh-Jennings, but their dedication and complete dominance in beach volleyball has undoubtedly inspired an entire generation of volleyball players to soak up the sun on the beach and do their absolute best. He specializes in writing about movies, food and the latest TV shows.
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