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2026 OCBP Reunion & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Date: Saturday August 15th, 2026

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Ocean City American Legion, 46th Street & West Ave.

Misc: Food & Open Bar after the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Congratulations to the Rookie Class of 2026!

Holly Aiken

Emma Baird

John Behm

Andrew Boles

Jason Chojnacki

Ryan Cornell

Nigel Davidson

Marley Dwyer

Arthur Flukey

Harrison Halscheid

Ella Molienko

John Moyer

Joanna Napoli

Will Nicoletti

Alexander Plousis

Jack Prentis

Hope Robbins

Nolan Roselli

Blaise Sadowski

Justin Soden

Jacob Troy

Ryan Witts

The South Jersey Lifeguard Racing Schedule follows.

2026 SOUTH JERSEY LIFEGUARD RACING SCHEDULE

JULY

7th (Tues) Longport Women’s Invitational Race, 6:30 pm

10th (Fri) Cape May County Championships, Wildwood Crest, 6:15 pm

10th (Fri) Captain Michael D McGrath Longport Memorials, Longport, 6:30 pm

11th (Sat) Pier to Pier 1 Mile Run & Ocean Swim, Wildwood, 8:30 am Run, 10:00 am Ocean Swim

12th (Sun) Ocean City Masters Swim, Ocean City, 6:15 pm

13th (Mon) Chief Bill Kuhn Lifeguard Invitational, Brigantine, 6:00 pm

13th (Mon) SuperAthalon, Cape May 6:30 pm

14th (Tues) Ocean City Women’s Race, Ocean City, 6:15 pm

17th (Fri) Beschen-Callahan Memorial Races, North Wildwood, 6:00 pm

18th (Sat) Poverty to Cove 2.4 Mile Swim, Cape May, 7:30 am

18th (Sat) Sea Isle City 1 Mile Ocean Swim, Sea Isle, 11:00 am

22nd (Wed) Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge, Cape May Point, 6:30 pm

24th (Fri) David J Kerr Memorials, Avalon, 6:15 pm

24th (Fri) Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic, Atlantic City, 6:30 pm

25th (Sat) Murray 1 Mile Ocean Swim, Avalon, 6:00 pm

27th (Mon) MS Six-Mile Bay Race, Upper Township, 6:00 pm

TBD South Jersey Pool Championships, TBD

31st (Fri) Dutch Hoffman Memorials, Wildwood, 6:30 pm

AUGUST

1st (Sat) Sea Isle City 10 Mile Island Run, Sea Isle, 5:30 pm

3rd (Mon) Brigantine South Jersey Paddleboard Championship, 6:00 pm

5th (Wed) Bill Howarth Women’s Lifeguard Invitational, Ventnor, 6:30 pm

TBD Tri-Resorts Championships, Upper Township, 6:15 pm

6th (Thurs) Tri-Woods, Wildwood, 6:15 pm

7th (Fri) Margate Memorials, Margate, 6:30 pm

9th (Sun) Navy Seal Challenge, Wildwood, 6:00 pm

12th (Wed) Women’s South Jersey Championship, Ventnor, 6:30 pm

14th (Fri) South Jersey Championships, Avalon, 6:30 pm

20th (Thurs) Hammer Row, Longport, 6:15 pm

21st (Fri) Goudy Memorial Rescue Races, Ventnor, 6:30 pm

26th (Wed) Around the Island Row, North Wildwood, 7:15 am

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2025 SOUTH JERSEY LIFEGUARD RACING SCHEDULE

JULY

1st: Cape May Beach Patrol Superathalon, 6:30 p.m. 2nd Street and Beach Drive, Cape May

7th: Cape May County Lifeguard Championships, 6:15 p.m., Rambler Road beach, Wildwood Crest

7th: Chief Bill Kuhn Brigantine Lifeguard Invitational, 6:15 p.m., 17th Street beach, Brigantine

8th: Longport Women’s Lifeguard Invitational, 6:30 p.m., 33rd Avenue beach, Longport

11th: Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Races, 6p.m., 15th Avenue beach, North Wildwood

11th: Captain Michael D. McGrath Longport Memorial Lifeguard Races, 6:30 p.m., 33rd Avenue Beach, Longport

12th: Wildwood Beach Patrol Pier to Pier Challenge, 9 a.m., Lincoln Avenue beach, Wildwood

13th: 45th Annual T. John Carey Master’s Swim, 4:30 p.m., race starts at 12th Street beach, Ocean City

14th: Red Bull Surf + Rescue, 4:15 p.m. Ventnor City

15th: Ocean City Beach Patrol Women’s Invitational, 6:30 p.m., 12th Street beach, Ocean City

18th: Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic, 6:30 p.m., Albany Avenue beach, Atlantic City

18th: David J. Kerr Memorials, 6:15 p.m., 35th Street beach, Avalon

19th: Sea Isle City Beach Patrol 1 Mile Ocean Swim, 11 a.m., 60th Street to 44th Street beach, Sea Isle

19th: Murray 1 Mile Ocean Swim, 6:00 p.m., Avalon Beach Patrol Headquarters: 30th Street and the Beach, Avalon

21st: MS Six-Mile Bay Race, 6 p.m., Deauville Inn, Strathmere, Upper Township

23rd: 17th Annual Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge, 6:30 p.m., St. Pete’s Beach, Cape May Point

25th: Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Races, 6:30 p.m., between South Jersey Beach Patrols, Lincoln Avenue beach, Wildwood

28th: Brigantine South Jersey Paddleboard Championships, 17th Street beach, Brigantine

31st: Long Beach Township Women’s Lifeguard Invitational, 6 p.m., 68th Street beach, Long Beach Township

31st: Tri Wood Lifeguard Championship, 6:15 p.m., Lincoln Avenue beach, Wildwood

AUGUST

1st: Margate Beach Patrol World War II Memorial Lifeguard Races, Decatur Avenue beach, 6:30 p.m., Margate beach

2nd: Atlantic City Pageant Swim, 6:15 p.m., Albany Avenue beach, Atlantic City

2nd: Captain Bill Gallagher Sea Isle City Beach Patrol 10-Mile Island Run, 6 p.m., start and finish at Sea Isle City Beach Patrol Headquarters

3rd: Wildwood Navy Seal Challenge, 6 p.m., Lincoln Avenue beach, Wildwood

6th: USLA Junior National Lifeguard and U19 Championships, 8 a.m., Huntington State beach, Huntington Beach, California

6th: Bill Howarth Women’s Lifeguard Invitational, 6:30 p.m., Suffolk Avenue beach, Ventnor

8th: South Jersey Championships, 6:30 p.m., 35th Street beach, Avalon

15th: John T. Goudy Memorial Rescue Races, 6:30 P.M., Suffolk Avenue beach, Ventnor

19th: Around the Island Row, 8 a.m., 1st and Surf Avenues, North Wildwood

19th: Barnegat Bay Challenge, 6 p.m., 13th Street bay beach, Ship Bottom

21st: Hammer Row, 6:15 p.m., Seaview Harbor beach

2025 OCBP Alumni Reunion & Hall of Fame Inductions

***Revised Event Location***

Please note the festivities will occur at the same (one) location.

Event: 2025 OCBP Alumni Reunion & Hall of Fame Inductions

Date: Saturday August 9th, 2025

Time: 6pm (Hall of Fame Inductions & Alumni Reunion)

Location: Ocean City Historical Museum

Address: 17th & Simpson Ave located in the Community Center Building

Hall of Fame (Honorees): John Turner, Maggie Wallace, David Nahan

Notes: Light refreshments will be served following the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Welcome to the 2025 Summer Season.

Stay tuned for race information and the OCBP Reunion details.

Here is to a great Summer!

2024 OCBP Alumni Reunion & Hall of Fame Inductions

Please note the festivities will occur at two different locations.

Event: 2024 OCBP Alumni Reunion & Hall of Fame Inductions

Date: Saturday August 10th, 2024

Time: 6:00PM to 7:00PM (Hall of Fame Inductions)

Location: Ocean City Community Center Library Meeting Room (17th Street)

Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM (Alumni Reunion)

Location: Ocean City American Legion (Post 524) Hall

Address: 4562 West Ave, Ocean City NJ 08226

Hall of Fame (Honorees): Marty Gaal, Sandy Wilson, Emma Elder, Duane Sonneborn

2024 – South Jersey Lifeguard Chief’s Association Race Schedule

July 5th (Friday) – Longport Women’s Race @ 6:30pm

July 6th (Saturday) – OCBP Masters Swim @ 6:15pm

July 8th (Monday) – Cape May County Championships – Wildwood Crest @ 6:15pm

July 13th (Saturday) – Pier to Pier 1 Mile Ocean Swim – North Wildwood @ 6:00pm

July 16th (Tuesday) – Ocean City Woman’s Race @ 6:15pm

July 19th (Friday) – Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic @ 6:30pm

July 20th (Saturday) – Sea Isle 1 Mile Ocean Swim @ 11:00am

July 26th (Friday) – Dutch Hoffman Memorials – Wildwood @ 6:30pm

July 28th (Sunday) – South Jersey Pool Championships – Ocean City @ 6:30pm

July 31st (Wednesday) – Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge @ 6:30pm

August 2nd (Friday) – Margate Memorials @ 6:30pm

August 4th (Sunday) – Navy Seal Challenge @ 6:00pm

August 7th (Wednesday) – Bill Howarth Women’s Lifeguard Invitational – Ventnor @ 6:30pm

August 9th (Friday) – South Jersey Lifeguard Championships – Brigantine @ 6:30pm

August 10th (Saturday) – Sea Isle City 10 Mile Run @ 5:30pm

August 16th (Friday) – Goudy Memorial Rescue Races – Ventnor @ 6:30pm

August 20th (Tuesday) – Around the Island Row – North Wildwood @ 8:00am

TBD – Hammer Row – Longport @ 6:15pm

Congratulations to the OCBP Rookie Class of 2024!

Zachary Bellwoar, Rhylee Cornell, Colton Donahue, Tommy Finnegan, Abby Hays, Sean Kane, Tyler Kapish, Danny Kuplee, Corey Lin, John Lynch, Ethan Malcolm, Brendan Martin, Anna Mazur, Rhys McFadden, Eusie Mita, Luke Murray, Blake Newcombe, Madeline Olivard, Cameron Osborne, Elijah Ostrander, Kevin O’Sullivan, William Seaman, Sean Sharkey, Jack Suter, Wes Sweitzer, Matthew Thompson