Masters Swim July 13 – Registration Now Open

Registration is open for the annual T. John Carey Masters Swim in Ocean City at 4:30pm on Sunday, July 13.

The Masters Swim is one of the premier open-water swimming events on the Jersey Shore and has been since 1979. The one-mile ocean race follows a point-to-point course running parallel to the beach. Race directors determine the direction of the swim on the day of the race to take advantage of the most favorable conditions.

Competitors enjoy fab views during the Masters Swim as they swim parallel to the Boardwalk during a race with an evening start time of 4:30pm.

T. John Carey is an integral party of Ocean City’s history. He was an Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguard and a member of the Ocean City High School swim team. The 1930 Ocean City High School swim team won the South Jersey championship by a wide margin. In 1934, Carey won the Individual National Lifeguard Championship. He attended the University of Delaware, graduating with honors. Carey was a lieutenant commander in the Navy during World War II, and taught survival tactics to pilots and air crews.

Carey taught physical education and coached football, basketball, and track at Ocean City High School before leaving to take over his family real estate business in 1947. In 1966, he received the city’s community service award for his efforts in establishing surfing as an organized sport. History courtesy of www.ocnj.us.

Sign up at ocnj.us/MastersSwim.