Beach Volleyball vibes in Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 13, 2016 – You’d better believe that Beach Volleyball in Canada is as hot as the slap shots down the road in the World Cup of Hockey.

Chaim Schalk, one of eight Canadian Olympians in Rio de Janeiro last month, has certainly noticed it during that short span since arriving home from Brazil.

“There’s definitely a vibe,” Schalk said Tuesday as the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals hit Toronto. “There’s people that recognize us around and you can tell people caught on at the Olympics and watched a lot.”

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To be recognized in Canada as a Beach Volleyball player is one thing, but it’s only a start. Not only did Schalk and partner Ben Saxton, plus Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter, Sarah Pavan/Heather Bansley and Kristina Valjas/Jamie Broder compete in the Olympics, the city and the country landed an event with worldwide cache that features the best players in the world, including 45 Olympians from Rio 2016.

The culmination of the SWATCH Majors Series will earn the winners a first prize of US$100,000. And Canadian fans will be treated in person to what they’ve rarely seen when their players take on the rigors of the FIVB World Tour.

“It’s really exciting because we have so many Beach Volleyball fans in Toronto and Canada,” Broder said. “I think it is a hidden secret, it’s becoming bigger and bigger especially among the youth and now that we had four teams in the Olympics, people are behind us all the time and wanting to see more live Beach Volleyball and a really high caliber. It’s great that it’s here and hopefully …

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