OLYMPIANS PROVIDE MAJOR ASSET FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL NATIONALS
Olympians Josh Slack, Louise Bawden and Tamsin Barnett, along with emerging 21-year-old AIS-star Chris McHugh will be among the headline players at this weekend’s Lifestyle Asset Management Australian Beach Volleyball Championships in Brisbane. The Championships get underway at Brisbane’s Sandstorm Beach Club (QSAC) with the Pro-Am on Thursday followed by the three-day Championship proper, starting Friday and culminating in Sunday’s finals. Queenslander Slack has just announced his cam
Beach volleyball legend Natalie Cook sets sights on fifth Olympics
Alex Murdoch - Courier MailMarch 04, 2010 09:16am
CRAZY or courageous?
Even beach volleyball legend Natalie Cook doesn't know which one applies to her decision to try for her fifth Olympics in London in 2012.
All the 35-year-old Brisbanite knows is that she can't stay away.
Cook, who had been relishing a post-Beijing break, said she had been seriously thinking of a return to elite competition since Christmas.
But it was her trip to Vancouver to see the Winter Olympics first hand that finall
SANDSTORM TO HOST 2010 AUSTRALIAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The cream of Australia’s beach volleyballers will converge on Brisbane’s Sandstorm Beach Club later next week for the 2010 Lifestyle Asset Management Australian Beach Volleyball Championships (March 11-14). The Sandstorm Beach Club is situated inside the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre at Nathan and is regarded as Australia’s premier beach volleyball venue. All the action gets underway on Thursday March 11 (12.30-7.30pm) with the exciting Celebrity Pro-Am featuring Australia’s O
AUSTRALIAN REFEREES TO FEATURE ON FIVB BEACH WORLD TOUR
Australian Referees once again will feature heavily on this year’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
Kevin Lentin is off to Shanghai for the Shanghai Jinshan Open from the 3rd till the 8th of May.
John Bennett is also heading off to Shanghai but will then be moving on to Korea for the Seoul Open from the 25th till the 30th of May.
John was also offered the highly prestigious European events Poland, Norway and Finland but had to turn them down due to the birth of his first child. Congratulation
Mark Lebedew FIVB Instructor
Mark Lebedew has recently been accredited as an FIVB instructor. This is a great honour which Mark has worked very hard towards.
Becoming an FIVB instructor will mean Mark will join very elite company. Only one other Australian, Tomas Santa Maria has ever been selected to this nominated group.
Mark’s first assignment in his new role will be at an FIVB Technical Seminar in Auckland in July.
Even though Mark is based in Germany, he remains a big supporter of Volleyball in Austr
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AUSTRALIAN REFEREES TO FEATURE ON FIVB BEACH WORLD TOUR
Australian Referees once again will feature heavily on this year’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
Kevin Lentin is off to Shanghai for the Shanghai Jinshan Open from the 3rd till the 8th of May.
John Bennett is also heading off to Shanghai but will then be moving on to Korea for the Seoul Open from the 25th till the 30th of May.
John was also offered the highly prestigious European events Poland, Norway and Finland but had to turn them down due to the birth of his first child. Congratulations John, it sure will be a busy year for you!
Stephen Giugni who will be fronting up for his 14th year on the World Tour has been appointed to the Sanya Open in China 26th-31st October and to Phuket, Thailand from the 2nd-7th November.
Cameron Olson was offered a spot at the event in Seoul but was unavailable due to prior commitments.
Australia’s most prominent female beach referee Catriona Tweedie is in for a busy winter!! Catriona’s first appointment will be at Norway at their Grand Slam event in Stavanger, 28th June - 3rd July. She will then make her way to Gstaad, Switzerland for another of the “Slams” from July 6th – 11th.
Finally Cat finishes her trip with the World Series in Marseille France on the 19th-25th of July.
There are some great appointments there and the AVF wishes all of them the best of luck on the court, and a safe journey home!
