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I cannot wait for the Olympics to kick off next Friday… and we have tons of Californians competing in Paris!
One of those competitors is men’s volleyball player, TJ DeFalco!
He attended Huntington Beach High School and Cal State Long Beach!
That team made four NCAA Final Fours and captured two national championships.
Now, he played in Tokyo but remember it was actually held a year late in 2021 due to covid and there were no crowds.
The team had to make their own energy on the court. So many of these athletes are looking forward to just having crowds!!!
Also, on the minds of the volleyball players is what DeFalco and other Olympians didn’t get to experience in 2021: the camaraderie of a worldwide athletics competition.
For instance, the Olympic Village will be a much more sociable place in 2024 than it was three years ago.
And there are athletes competing from Santa Clarita, Chino, Cypress, Redondo, La Cañada, Moorpark, Hawaiian Gardens, Glendora, Fullerton, Irvine, Seal Beach and so many more!
Rachel Fattal, Water Polo, is from Seal Beach!