Kerri Walsh Jennings preparing for fourth trip to Summer Olympics
Kerri Walsh Jennings preparing for fourth trip to Summer Olympics OlympicsJune 26, 2013By: Shawn S. LealosSubscribe 
Kerri Walsh Jennings Credits: Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images
Kerri Walsh Jennings’ Olympics plans are back on as the beach volleyball player has started training for the 2016 Rio Games. According to the L.A. Times on June 24, Walsh Jennings is training a short 11 weeks after giving birth to her third child.
This seems to be something that Walsh Jennings does for love, as the 34-year-old has already won three straight Olympic gold medals in beach volleyball, an unprecedented accomplishment. She will be 38-years-old when the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games takes place, and Walsh Jennings said she will be there to see the famous Cristo Redentor statue in person.
Despite playing against girls 10 or more years younger than herself, Walsh Jennings said in the interview that she feels that she can still compete because it is about passion, hard work and willingness to improve. She also said she will never consider herself too old.
Kerri Walsh Jennings first step in her Olympics return will be at the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach on July 22-28. Her partner will no longer be Misty May-Treanor, who chose to retire. At the ASCIS, Walsh Jennings will team with Whitney Pavlik.
Kerri Walsh Jennings will also compete at the World Series Cup, where the best in the U.S. battles the rest of the world. Her partner there is not yet known. Two names under consideration are April Ross and Jennifer Kessy, the 2012 London silver medal winners.
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