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Welcome to USA Beach Wrestling

Ed Duncan June 13, 2022 No Comments

You’ve made it! If you’re not on a BEACH right now, our website is the next best thing since it probably means you WILL BE on a BEACH very soon! So kick off your shoes and relax while you visit! You’ll find all the latest “beach” news here. You’ll also find upcoming events, cool beach gear, Tour of America points standings, and much more! Our goal is to be your resource for bringing the BEACH and WRESTLING together, because when they get together, FUN is what follows! So look around. Enjoy your stay, and we’ll see you on the BEACH soon! #itsBEACHwrestling

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Beauperthuy Strikes GOLD In Rio!

Ed Duncan September 11, 2024 No Comments

US Nets Three Medals At University World Beach Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil– U.S. Beach Wrestling athletes returned from Rio with a handsome haul of hardware from the 2024 FISU University World Beach Games. Tyson Beauperthuy lead the way, earning a gold medal in the 90KG weight class. Beauperthuy finished the competition 3-0, with a win over Brazilian Thales Reis Alves in the final round to secure his first place finish. Wayne Lamont dropped a heartbreaking first round bout to Brazil’s Elivaldo Costa, but rebounded with two strong wins including a final round victory over Argentina’s Maximo Cabrera to earn a silver medal for the US squad. Rounding out the medals for the United States was Ketelyn Lewis in the women’s 70kg division. Lewis defeated Mayra Fantin of Brazil in her Bronze medal match, bringing the total medal count for

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2024 FISU World University Beach Games Kick Off In Rio

Ed Duncan September 2, 2024 No Comments

Team USA Looks to Make a Splash In this Year’s Competition Rio de Janeiro, Brazil– Opening ceremonies get underway today in Rio for the 2024 FISU World University Beach Games. Beach wrestling will compete alongside volleyball, handball, and soccer in this global celebration of sand sports. Team USA’s delegation boasts six members, including one coach/team leader, one official, and four athletes. Veteran Beach Wrestling national champion Gabe Beauperthuy has traded competition for coaching this season. He brings a wealth of experience in international competitions in several disciplines including beach, belt, grappling, and MMA. Based in Colorado Springs, Beauperthuy has not only competed at the highest levels, but now trains some of the most successful beach wrestlers in the country including national champions Kyle Ferriter and Tyson Beauperthuy. Four athletes will represent Team USA in competition this week. They include: Jaimeson

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Virginia Beach Celebrates Sand Champs

Ed Duncan September 2, 2024 No Comments

Joe Boone X-Travaganza Brings a Close to Successful Beach Season in Virginia Virginia Beach Field house– The next to last stop on the 2024 Tour of America was a celebration, as Virginia honored their recent national titles earned in Fargo earlier in July. Event organizers presented VAWA Beach Director Frank Lipoli and members of the 16U/Jr. National Champions with plaques, t-shirts, and commemorative event posters from the event where both Virginia’s men’s and women’s teams were crowned as Fargo Showcase Champions. Following the pre-event festivities, a great evening of beach wrestling action ensued, with wrestlers from Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey taking part. Virginia’s own Vollie Hollands picked up both a 1st and 2nd place finish as a double entry into the senior men’s 80kg and 90kg divisions, while Emily Thomas of Virginia was the senior women’s champion

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Texas Tour Stop Delivers The Heat

Ed Duncan August 27, 2024 No Comments

Corpus Christi Welcomes Beach Wrestling to the Lone Star State Corpus Christi, Tx– They say everything is bigger and Texas. And the Texas wrestling community set out to prove that statement true in their first ever beach wrestling event held in the state. McGee Beach proved to be the prefect setting for USA Texas’ inaugural beach wrestling event, with over eighty participants from six different states taking part. The sand was hot, but the beach wrestling action was even hotter, as wrestlers of all ages competed for the title of Texas Open Champion. Texas USA Vice Chair Jose Delgado commended the event staff and local volunteers on pulling together to produce a top notch event. The event kicked off on Friday evening with early weigh-ins at the Texas House of Rock. The weather Saturday was outstanding and the competition attracted

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National Champions are crowned at the 2024 USA Beach Nationals in California

Beach Nationals Land in California

Ed Duncan August 20, 2024 No Comments

West Coast is Host for First Time Ever Huntington Beach, CA– While America was watching the Olympic torch being passed to Los Angeles, another torch of sorts was also being passed from Carolina Beach to Huntington Beach. For eighteen years USA Beach Nationals has been an event hosted on the east coast. The event was first held in 2006 in Florida, then spent several years in Rochester, NY, and finally landed in Carolina Beach, NC for the past decade. The 2024 edition marked the first time in USA Wrestling’s history that the event has been hosted on the West Coast. Judging from the tremendous support and turnout, it certainly won’t be the last. Over two hundred and fifty competitors from nearly twenty-five states turned out for what proved to be a perfect day for beach wrestling action. There were lots

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