OCHS grad Dolan helps Avalon repeat as S.J. Champs
AVALON – A third-place finish in the singles row, a second-place finish in the doubles row and a “shocking” win in the swim by Ocean City High School grad Dolan Grisbaum netted a repeat victory for the Avalon Beach Patrol in Monday evening’s South Jersey Lifeguard Championship. The AVP won the 2024 title, earning it […]
VCBP wins inaugural women’s South Jersey championship
Ventnor’s victory lets it keep final event again next season VENTNOR — Faced with heavy surf and a strong southern current beneath a brooding sky, Sam Keough defeated her nine competitors in the singles row Aug. 6 to secure the team victory for the Ventnor City Beach Patrol. Known for 30 years as the Bill […]
Host patrol wins Margate Memorials on perfect night
MARGATE — Zach Vasser arose from the surf, took a quick look around and then high-stepped it to the beach ahead of his 14 competitors to win the swim and help the host patrol secure victory during the 79th Margate World War II Memorial Lifeguard Races. “It’s pretty calm and there’s a nice swell that […]
Upper Bay Race raises $22,000 for National MS Society
STRATHMERE — The Upper Township Beach Patrol and Deauville Inn teamed up to raise more than $22,000 for multiple sclerosis research and treatment during the 33rd annual Upper Township MS Bay Race on July 21. UTBP Chief Bill Handley said there were 48 boats and more than 60 paddlers in the event who matched the […]
Brigantine wins Dutch Hoffman Lifeguard title; Longport second, OCBP third
15 beach patrols compete in eight events testing their lifesaving skills WILDWOOD – The Brigantine City Beach Patrol won the first of the “Big Three” late-season lifeguard races Friday, July 25, taking the Dutch Hoffman Memorials by scoring in five of the eight races, winning two. The Longport Beach Patrol finished second with 16 points […]
Why do these competitors do the grueling Cape May Point Beach Patrol Women’s Lifeguard Challenge?
Their answers? Camaraderie. Mutual support. Testing themselves. Trauma bonding. CAPE MAY POINT — Kristen Moorby came up with the idea for a “grueling endurance race” for female lifeguards nearly two decades ago. Only 11 competitors entered the first race. In the 17th edition of the race this past July 23, 56 guards from 17 patrols […]
One Grueling Race
Tough competition, rough conditions for 17th annual Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge CAPE MAY POINT — When Sara Werner emerged from the surf after the second leg of the Cape May Point Beach Patrol Women’s Lifeguard Challenge on July 23, only Becca Cubbler was within a minute. The currents around St. Pete’s beach were […]
Longport wins A.C. Lifeguard Classic; OCBP picks up 6 points
ATLANTIC CITY — Despite the calm conditions, the Ocean City Beach Patrol had a rough day in the surf July 18 during the 2025 Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic at Albany Avenue beach. The Longport Beach Patrol won the team title, scoring points in five of the six events, followed by Ventnor City Beach Patrol with […]
Ocean City Beach Patrol women win OCBP Women’s Lifeguard Invitational
Victory in the final event, the surf dash, seals championship; 14 beach patrols competed See huge photo gallery of all the events below OCEAN CITY — The women of the Ocean City Beach Patrol invited crews from up and down the coast of southern New Jersey to show them what it’s like to be the best. […]
OCBP Master’s Swim: A mile of fun
Swimmers of all ages accept the challenge OCEAN CITY — For a 10-year-old squirt who never swam a mile in the ocean, for women doing their second distance swim in a day, and for the competitive racers aiming to win, the 2025 T. John Carey Master’s Swim late Sunday afternoon offered something for everyone involved. […]