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)

Annika Dries returns to Laguna Beach as an Olympic champion

Annika Dries started swimming at the Laguna Beach Community Pool when she was 7 years old. She joined the junior lifeguard program and eventually the girls club water polo team.
She became one of the best water polo players in Orange County in high school and earned a spot on the United States women's water polo team.
The women won gold in the Summer Olympics in London. Dries returned to Laguna Beach to share her gold medal with the community that built her road to the Olympics.
Go to the Team USA website for more on Dries and her homecoming.

Photo: Annika Dries and the United States women's water polo team won gold at the Summer Olympics in London. (Credit: Tim Haddock)