Carmelita Jeter shares Olympic dreams, experiences with YMCA

Three-time Olympic medalist Carmelita Jeter wanted to play on the United States women's basketball team. Instead, she ran on the US women's track team and became one the top sprinters in the world at the London Summer Games.
Jeter won a gold medal on the world-record breaking 4x100 relay team. She won silver in the 100 and bronze in the 100.
As part of the Team for Tomorrow programs, Jeter shared her Olympic medals and experiences with the Torrance-South Bay YMCA.
Jeter ran track at nearby California State University, Dominguez Hills and at Bishop Montgomery in Torrance in high school.
She plans on competing in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 2016.
For  more on Jeter and her visit to the YMCA, visit the Team USA website.

Photo: Carmelita Jeter shows the kids at the Torrance-South Bay YMCA the medals she won at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Carmelita Jeter visits Torrance-South Bay YMCA

Three-time Olympic medalist Carmelita Jeter visited the Torrance-South Bay YMCA on Friday night. She went to Cal State Dominguez Hills and Bishop Montgomery High School. Jeter was on the 4x100 relay team that won the gold medal and set the world record at the Summer Games in London. She also won the silver medal in the 100 meters and the bronze medal in the 200 meters. (Credit: Tim Haddock)