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For many years, I had fun participating in beach doubles play and in tournaments up and down the west coast.
My "home base" was Santa Monica's Sorrento Beach, but I also played at State, Venice, Laguna's Hidden Cove, Redondo, Manhatten, San Diego and Seaside, Oregon among others.
In beach volleyball, over the years, I competed in "B," "A," "AA," and "Open" levels in both men and mixed doubles.
Although I played with several different partners, my men's tournament partner was usually Mike Henry and my mixed partner was usually my wife, Leslie.
At many of these beach venues, I have had the opportunity of playing with and against some other real volleyball legends such as
Ron VonHagen, Ron Lang, Gene Selznic, and Wilt Chamberlain.

unless noted otherwise all images copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

(most photos salvaged from old slides and negatives)

Serving the ball at a beach tournament, Sorrento Beach, California, 1976.

I played most of my Men's beach tournaments with Mike Henry, shown here spiking the ball, Sorrento Beach, California, 1976.

Mixed Doubles Partners

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My mixed doubles partners...
(1) Kate Driscoll, shown here in 1976, was my trophy-winning indoor doubles partner in 1966.
(2) Rose Rahn, my doubles partner in the Sorrento Beach Open, was, as far as I know, the only woman to ever play in an open men's doubles.
(3) Janie Rexroat was my doubles partner in San Diego when I played against my old Hidden Cove partner, Olympic star Dusty Devorak.
(4) Leslie Schakel/Chamberlin was my mixed doubles partner in the State Beach, California and Seaside, Oregon Coed Opens.

Spiking the ball at a beach birthday party for Rose Rahn, State Beach, Santa Monica, California, 1976.
Wife, Lynn (brown top), watches.

Typical 6 on 6 beach game, Rose's Birthday Party, State Beach, Santa Monica, California, 1976.

Even when the games aren't good, there is always good views at a beach volleyball tournament...

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