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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1971
Bob Clem and Larry Rundle won the Parks & Rec Rosecrans Open.
It was the 3rd win for Bob Clem, the 7th win for Larry Rundle, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1976
Bob Jackson and Buzz Swartz won the Parks & Rec Corona del Mar Open.
It was the 4th win for Bob Jackson, the 10th win for Buzz Swartz, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1976
Matt Gage and Bill Imwalle won the Parks & Rec Corona del Mar Open.
It was the 15th win for Matt Gage, the 4th win for Bill Imwalle, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1976
Kathy Gregory and Kathy Hanley won the Parks & Rec Santa Barbara Women's Open.
It was the 8th win for Kathy Gregory, the 2nd win for Kathy Hanley, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1982
Nancy Cohen and Kathy Gregory won the Parks & Rec Florida Women's Open.
It was the 14th win for Nancy Cohen, the 30th win for Kathy Gregory, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 1982
Kathy Hanley and Diane Sebastian won the Parks & Rec John Shaw Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 8th win for Kathy Hanley, the 2nd win for Diane Sebastian, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1982
Andy Fishburn and Dane Selznick won the Parks & Rec Jose Cuervo Clearwater.
It was the 16th win for Andy Fishburn, the 13th win for Dane Selznick, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 1993
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite Cape Cod Open.
It was the 76th win for Karch Kiraly, the 48th win for Kent Steffes, and the 36th win for the team.
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In 1993
Cammy Ciarelli and Holly McPeak won the AVP Women's Tour Cape Cod.
It was the 5th win for Cammy Ciarelli, the 7th win for Holly McPeak, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1999
Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB Italian Open.
It was the 39th win for Jose Loiola, the 26th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 2004
Rachel Scott and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB World Series 13.
It was the 1st win for Rachel Scott, the 28th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2004
Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran won the FIVB World Series 13.
It was the 8th win for Marcio Araujo, the 8th win for Benjamin Insfran, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 2009
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT.
It was the 26th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 26th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 25th win for the team.
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In 2010
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP NIVEA Tour Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light Lime.
It was the 56th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 67th win for Todd Rogers, and the 54th win for the team.
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In 2010
Jennifer Kessy and April Ross won the AVP NIVEA Tour Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light Lime.
It was the 19th win for Jennifer Kessy, the 16th win for April Ross, and the 16th win for the team.
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In 2010
Georgios Kotsilianos and Emmanouil Xenakis won the CEV Satellite Cyprus.
It was the 1st win for Georgios Kotsilianos, the 1st win for Emmanouil Xenakis, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2010
Emilia Nystrom and Erika Nystrom won the CEV Satellite Cyprus.
It was the 4th win for Emilia Nystrom, the 4th win for Erika Nystrom, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2010
Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz won the CEV Satellite Lausanne.
It was the 6th win for Michal Kadziola, the 6th win for Jakub Szalankiewicz, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2010
Andrew McGuire and Taylor Wilson won the AVP YG AVP Developmental Tour Hermosa Beach.
It was the 1st win for Andrew McGuire, the 1st win for Taylor Wilson, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2010
Emily Capers and Heather McGuire won the AVP YG AVP Developmental Tour Hermosa Beach.
It was the 4th win for Emily Capers, the 1st win for Heather McGuire, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2010
Inocencio Lario and Raul Mesa won the CEV Challenger Varna.
It was the 2nd win for Inocencio Lario, the 5th win for Raul Mesa, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2010
Vivian Cunha and Taiana Lima won the CEV Challenger Varna.
It was the 3rd win for Vivian Cunha, the 3rd win for Taiana Lima, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2015
Andrew Russell and Travis Schoonover won the Midwest Championships.
It was the 1st win for Andrew Russell, the 1st win for Travis Schoonover, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2015
Vivian Cunha and Raquel Ferreira won the Midwest Championships.
It was the 5th win for Vivian Cunha, the 3rd win for Raquel Ferreira, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2021
Theo Brunner and Chaim Schalk won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu.
It was the 7th win for Theo Brunner, the 5th win for Chaim Schalk, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2021
Emily Capers and Sara Hughes won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu.
It was the 20th win for Emily Capers, the 10th win for Sara Hughes, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2021
Dries Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle won the FIVB Leuven 1 Star.
It was the 2nd win for Dries Koekelkoren, the 2nd win for Tom van Walle, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2021
Crissy Jones and Zana Muno won the FIVB Leuven 1 Star.
It was the 1st win for Crissy Jones, the 1st win for Zana Muno, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2021
Mateusz Florczyk and Jakub Szalankiewicz won the FIVB Sofia Beach Open 3.
It was the 1st win for Mateusz Florczyk, the 10th win for Jakub Szalankiewicz, and the 1st win for the team.
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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 7/17/2026 |
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Teams from five countries to compete for #EuroBeachVolleyU20 berths in Cesis
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Two teams each from Lithuania, Poland, and Estonia, as well as one duo each from Latvia and Ukraine have reached the semi-finals at the EEVZA #EuroBeachVolleyU20 first-round qualification tournament being held in the Latvian city of Cesis. The decisive matches for a spot in the 2026 edition of #EuroBeachVolleyU20 and the tournament title will take place on Friday. |
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| 7/16/2026 |
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Santo Domingo 2026 Beach Volleyball Venue Enters Final Stage of Preparation
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 16, 2026. – The beach volleyball venue for the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 has entered its final stage of preparation following an inspection visit to the Malecón Deportivo, where the competition will take place from July 25 to 31. Officials confirmed the venue is 92 percent complete... |
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New York Nitro’s Season Comes Home. Brasher/Cruz Meet Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson on CBS
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Central Park is where the season comes home for one team and where the marquee women’s matchup of the year takes place for two others. New York Nitro closes its 2026 AVP League regular season at home in Wollman Rink on July 18-19, with both pairs at 1-5 and the math saying their playoff hopes can end here. Austin Aces’ Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz face Palm Beach Passion’s... |
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Drama and high stakes in Budapest as the 2026 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final kicks off
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The wait is officially over. The crown jewel of European beach volleyball’s national team competition has arrived in the spectacular setting of Városliget (City Park) in Budapest, Hungary. Right under the shadow of the historic Heroes’ Square, the 8 qualified national federations per gender took to the sand today for the highly anticipated opening day of the 2026 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final. |
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The Mentor and the Prodigy: How Plavinš and Fokerots defy time on the sand
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When Latvia’s Martins Plavinš and Kristians Fokerots stood on top of the podium at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024, they didn't just win a trophy - they rewrote the beach volleyball textbook. Plavinš, a London 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, is 41 years old. His partner, Fokerots, is just 21. It is a partnership separated by two decades, yet completely united on the sand. |
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Between two flags: Orsi Toth’s homecoming and Gottardi’s fire ignite Budapest
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For most athletes, arriving at a major continental final is business as usual - a cycle of airport terminals, hotel lobbies, and unfamiliar sand. But for Italy’s Reka Orsi Toth, landing in Budapest for the CEV Beach Nations Cup Finals felt less like stepping onto a battlefield and more like walking into her own living room. |
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Rising Beach Volleyball stars from across EEVZA region seek qualification for #EuroBeachVolleyU20
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Sixteen teams from eight countries in both the men’s and women’s competition are contesting the Eastern European Volleyball Zonal Association (EEVZA) zonal qualifier in Cesis – where two spots per gender are at stake to compete in this year’s #EuroBeachVolleyU20 scheduled to take place in Italy in September. Young athletes from Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, and hosts Latvia have enjoyed... |
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| 7/15/2026 |
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Budapest ready for sandy showdown: Drawing of Lots finalises pools for #BeachNationsCup Final
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The stage is officially set for an unforgettable showcase of elite beach volleyball in the heart of the Hungarian capital! On the eve of the tournament, the Drawing of Lots (DoL) for the highly anticipated CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final 2026 has concluded, mapping out the route to continental glory for Europe's top national teams. |
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| 7/14/2026 |
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Europe's Best set to arrive in Budapest: CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final gets underway on Thursday in Városliget
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Just two days remain until Europe's top beach volleyball players take over the heart of Budapest. Organised by the Hungarian Volleyball Federation, the CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final 2026 will take place from 16 to 19 July in Budapest's iconic Városliget, hosting Europe's second most prestigious beach volleyball event. |
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Andorra’s Mitjana and Martinho take silver as Iceland’s twins go unbeaten at SCA U19 Men’s Beach Volleyball Championship
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This past weekend, the SCA U19 Men’s Beach Volleyball Championship was held in Encamp, Andorra, thereby drawing strong participation from across Europe and earning praise for its organisation. The event did also count as a first-round zonal qualifier for next year’s #EuroBeachVolleyU20. |
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Beach Pro Tour returns to Malmö with another successful edition
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For the second consecutive year, the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour transformed Ribersborg Beach into an international Beach Volleyball arena, welcoming 24 teams from around the world for four days of elite competition in front of enthusiastic crowds. Despite two late withdrawals of Swedish stars David Åhman and Elmer Andersson due to injury, the host nation fielded a strong... |
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| 7/13/2026 |
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Dutch and Belgian teams conquer Leuven Futures trophies
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Nigella Negenman & Floor Hogenhout of the Netherlands and Gilles Vandecaveye & Louis Vandecaveye of Belgium celebrated the gold medals at the Leuven Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Another Dutch pair – Wies Bekhuis & Brecht Piersma – brought home women’s bronze, while Austrian qualifiers Oleksandra Shkarupa & Magdalena Rabitsch took silver. |
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Van der Loo & Sengers win Malmo Futures for third consecutive podium
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Sam van der Loo & Mees Sengers of the Netherlands triumphed at the Malmo Futures to make it three Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour podiums in a row. Host country Sweden’s Jacob Holting Nilsson & Alfred Mjornheim and neighboring Norway’s Sebastian Kjemperud & Jonah Kjemperud earned silver and bronze, respectively. After their gold at the Ios Futures and bronze at the Balikesir Futures... |
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New Dutch pair tops Sibiu Futures podium
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A new Dutch pairing – Lisa Luini & Benthe Essink – topped the Sibiu Futures podium upon the team’s Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour debut. Spain’s Adriana Serrano Ferro & Marta Carro and the host nation’s Adriana-Maria Burtea & Beata Vaida took silver and bronze in Romania. Seeded ninth in the main draw, Netherlands’ Lisa Luini & Benthe Essink cruised through the tournament undefeated... |
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Sibiu’s first-ever international Beach Volleyball event crowned with success
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The first international Beach Pro Tour Futures Tournament ever held in Sibiu concluded on Sunday, after nearly two weeks during which Sibiu’s Small Square (Pia?a Mica) became the capital of Beach Volleyball in Romania. For the first time in the event’s history, Sibiu hosted an official Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures tournament, thereby marking the transition from a... |
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| 7/12/2026 |
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Qualifiers Lasse Huper & Filo Wust make it double joy for Germany at U18 World
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Germany’s Lasse Huper & Filo Wust completed a fantastic run from Wednesday’s first qualification round all the way to the top of Sunday’s men’s podium at the 2026 FIVB Beach Volleyball U18 World Championships in the Hague. They won all 10 of their matches in the Netherlands, dropping sets in only two of them, to triumph as U18 world champions. It was the second medal for Filo Wust... |
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Germany’s Anna-Chiara Reformat & Sandra Otte triumph as U18 world champions!
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Germany’s Anna-Chiara Reformat & Sandra Otte completed their victorious march through the 2026 FIVB Beach Volleyball U18 World Championship in the Hague on top of the podium. After a streak of seven wins in a row and only a single set dropped along the way, the fourth-seeded Germans triumphed as U18 world champions in the Netherlands. They brought Germany the country’s fourth title... |
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Lares/Carlos Andrés Claim Fourth Consecutive Title on the 2026 NORCECA Tour
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ROATÁN, Honduras, July 12, 2026. – Mexico’s Inés Vargas Lares and Carlos Andrés Ayala captured the gold medal on Sunday at the Seventh Stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, held at Tabyana Beach in Roatán, to secure their fourth consecutive title on the circuit. With the victory, Lares/Carlos Andrés claimed their fifth title of the season, while Mexico celebrated its... |
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Allanis Navas and María González Return to the Top of the NORCECA Tour
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ROATÁN, Honduras, July 12, 2026. – Puerto Rico's Allanis Navas and María González captured the gold medal at the Seventh Stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, held at Tabyana Beach in Roatán. The Puerto Rican duo, who made their season debut only at the previous stop in Juan Dolio, where they finished third, needed just their second tournament of the year to claim... |
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| 7/11/2026 |
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Lucky losers from Poland push through to U18 men’s semis
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Poland’s Robak & Gliszczynski against Australia’s Edgar & Turner, and France’s Bezu & Hypolyte against Germany’s Huper & Wust are the two semifinal match-ups: Poland’s Alan Robak & Igor Gliszczynski, who entered the 2026 FIVB Beach Volleyball U18 World Championship men’s main draw as “lucky losers” from the qualifications wrote their Cinderella story on Saturday and pushed their way through... |
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Germany against China and Netherlands against Brazil in U18 women’s semifinals
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Home favorites Jara Both & Matilda de Groot win three straight-setters on Saturday to make the semis: Germany’s Anna-Chiara Reformat & Sandra Otte will take on China’s Qi Siyu & Zhuang Ming in one of Sunday’s women’s semifinals at the 2026 FIVB Beach Volleyball U18 World Championships in the Hague. In the other, Brazil’s Leticia Schwalb Machado & Kiara Vitoria Ernesto Jeronimo... |
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AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open, California |
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