This recent beach volleyball history timeline details the events that contributed to the highs and lows of beach volleyball in the United States.
1965: The California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed.
The "Quicksand Documentary" is a beach volleyball documentary detailing the history of beach volleyball which started in Southern California and epitomized the Southern California lifestyle.
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WPVA(Women's Volleyball) 1994 Ft. Lauderdale Final
Four-Woman Pro-Beach Team Champions
1996 Olympics Beach Volleyball Quarter Final Match Pt. 1
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana
Beach Volleyball 2000 Sydney Olympics
Gold Medal
2001: Christopher "Sinjin" Smith partnering with George Roumain, played his final match of his long and industrious career against Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers in the 4th round of the contender's bracket at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open.
Sinjin retires as the leader in the most beach volleyball tournaments played with 416, second in all-time victories with 139, and fourth in all-time winnings with over US $1.6 million earned.
2002: In an effort to make the beach game more fast paced and TV friendly the beach volleyball court dimensions were reduced to 8m x 8m per side.
2003: Karch Kiraly created another milestone in beach volleyball history by becoming the first volleyball player to earn three million dollars in prize money and the oldest player to win an AVP beach volleyball tournament at age 42 years, 9 months and 14 days.
2004: Without losing a set, Kerri Walsh and Misty May Win the gold medal and the Women's Olympic Beach Volleyball Title in Athens, Greece.
Gold Medal Moments:
Misty May & Kerri Walsh
(2004, 2008 & 2012 Summer Olympics)
2005: Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor win their second Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Open women's title and the 2005 overall women's championship.
2006: Elaine Youngs' second place finish with Rachel Wacholder in Seaside Heights pushes her career earnings past $1 million.
She becomes the third American beach volleyball player to achieve that mark.
Karch Kiraly retirement ceremony during the AVP Manhattan Beach Volleyball Open in 2007 by announcer Chris "Geeter" McGee.
She is the 18th person worldwide to win over $1 million in her career, and did so in fewer events (90th tournament) as well as being one of just four to reach the mark before turning 28 years old.
Insuring his mark in beach volleyball history, Karch's longevity was marked by the fact he won a tournament in 24 different years, and he advanced to the semifinals in over 75% of all the events he ever played and was named as the AVP's Most Valuable Player a record six times.
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