by LOIS ELFMAN, Amsterdam News

Her honors are extensive and her accomplishments historic: 41 years after Flo Hyman was part of a medal-winning U.S. Olympic volleyball team and 39 years after her untimely death, she has been inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame.

After three collegiate seasons, Hyman focused her attention on the U.S. national team. The squad failed to qualify for the 1976 Olympics and set their sights on the 1980 Summer Games, held in Moscow, the capital of the then-Soviet Union, but the United States boycott of the games due to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, which was launched in February of 1979 and didn’t end until March of 1989, delayed Hyman’s Olympic debut.

By the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the team was internationally ranked. At 6-foot-5 and 30 years old, Hyman was the tallest and oldest member of the team, capturing attention for her dynamic play and personality. People across the U.S. stayed up to watch women’s volleyball live. The team earned a silver medal.

With its two large concrete pilasters that give it the stature of a Doric temple and its pediment bearing the five Olympic rings, the Georges-Vallerey pool makes an impression as soon as you enter. Inaugurated in 1924 for the Paris Olympic Games, this emblematic pool in the 20^th arrondissement, located above the Place des Lilas, recently reconnected with its past: It was one of the training pools for the Paris 2024 Olympics. With the water temperature set at 27°C, a reduced staff and security provided by France’s foreign intelligence agency, the DGSE (whose offices are next door), the pool’s brand-new director, Christopher Sadones, was unlikely to forget the logistics involved in the event.

“Léon Marchand trained in lane 4,” he said. “My only regret is that I didn’t dare ask him for a photo.” A former lifeguard, water polo player and coach, Sadones, a high-level athlete, is a fitting reflection of this competition pool. Throughout the year, his 50-meter pool attracts strong swimmers from the neighborhood and beyond, some of whom are members of the SCUF (Sporting Club Universitaire de France), whose swimming division is one of the most renowned in Paris.

“Here, you can see some truly beautiful freestyles,” confirmed the creator of the Instagram account Nageuse Parisienne, dedicated to Paris’ swimming pools, who is a regular at the facility and wishes to remain anonymous. “There are those who slap the water with their hands, those who slice through it as if trying to part it. Some movements are quick, others slow and very elongated.” The Georges-Vallerey pool boasts another major asset: its large retractable roof, which takes just six minutes to open when the outdoor temperature reaches 25°C, adding a cheerful, seaside feeling to its sporting atmosphere.

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In addition to his responsibilities at Long Beach State, Parry also served as a boys and girls club coach at the Balboa Bay and Orange County Volleyball Clubs. He also coached both boys and girls volleyball at Capistrano Valley High School from 2007-13 and served as club owner and director for the Capo Beach Volleyball Club from 2011-12.

Parry has also spent time in various roles with USA Volleyball, serving as the men’s and women’s national team scout coach, statistician intern and volunteer coach since 2013. He served on the staff with both the men’s and women’s national teams that took home gold and bronze at the 2015 World Cup Championships in Japan, respectively.

“In talking with the Long Beach staff, their head men’s volleyball coach Alan Knipe and John Speraw, head coach of the U.S. men’s national team, it was clear that Jon was the perfect candidate for our director of operations opening,” Rose said.

The largest youth multi-sport event in the country is returning for its 59th annual edition — that’s right, the AAU Junior Olympic Games are back.

2025’s highly anticipated event is headed to Houston, marking the fourth time the city has hosted the Games. More than a dozen sports will be featured, like baton twirling, jump rope and flag football, but many supporters will be watching for the highly anticipated track and field events.

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Nearly 15,000 youth athletes are preparing for a major weekend of competition. You won’t want to miss a second of the action.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 AAU Junior Olympic Games, including TV channel and streaming options for the annual event.

How to watch AAU Junior Olympics 2025: TV channel, live stream

The 2025 AAU Junior Olympic Games will not be broadcast nationally. Instead, fans can stream the action live on FloTrack.

AAU Junior Olympics 2025 start time

• Date: July 26 – Aug. 2

• Time: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET

The 2025 AAU Junior Olympics track and field events will take place from Saturday, July 26, to Saturday, Aug. 2, from about 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET each day.

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The track and field portion of competition will be held at Humble High School, just outside of Houston, Texas.

AAU Junior Olympics 2025 schedule

For a more detailed look at the track and field events schedule, head over to FloTrack’s website.

Stuart Beach, Bathtub Reef Beach, St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park, Blowing Rocks Preserve and Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Beach top the list

Let’s go to the beach — in Stuart, Hobe Sound and Jupiter Island.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Savannah State University welcomed over 7000 athletes and their families for one of the most prestigious competitions in Track and Field.

The USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Championships started Monday at Ted Wright Stadium and will continue through the weekend.

According to the Events General Counsel Sarah Austin, the event brings about a $15,000,000 economic boom to the Savannah area.

Although competing in the south during a heat wave may not have been ideal for the athletes

“Its really hot, most of our meets are like 60 degrees, its like… 90 here, on a good day,” said Jordan Wiggin, athlete.

It’s the competition and opportunity to show off their abilities on a national stage.

“I think we all want to run in college, I think I speak for the group here when I say we want to get out there for college,” said Wesley Isenburger, athlete.

Jordan Williams, Jordan Wiggins and Wesley Isenburger traveled to Savannah from Washington State all chasing the chance at that All American Title.

But the heat has been brutal.

And the competition is taking precautions like splitting the competition schedule into mornings and evening.

This gives athletes and crowds a break from the midday heat during some of the highest temperatures.

How to watch the Junior Olympics

You can watch the National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships live via their website usatf.tv/home!

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