After a postponement of the races from last Friday due to weather concerns, the 35th Annual Cape May County Lifeguard races were held Monday evening, July 9, 2018 in Wildwood Crest with all 10 beach patrols participating. With clear skies and choppy water, the Ocean City Beach Patrol won 4 of 7 races and came in second place in two races.
OCBP’s Maggie Wallace, a recent OCHS graduate, won two individual races back to back in both the Women’s Swim and the Women’s Paddleboard races. OCBP’s Bryan Theiss won the individual Men’s Paddleboard race and the OCBP’s Surf Dash Team ((Bryan Theiss, Ryan McCrossan, Rich Richmond, Pat Cusack (OCHS alum) and Kat Soanes)) won it’s event as well. In addition, OCBP’s Frank Brady (OCHS alum) and Matt Garbutt came in 2nd place in the Men’s Swim and Singles Row races, respectively. The following are the race results:
Doubles Row Race:
1st – Upper Township
2nd – Wildwood
3rd – Cape May
Men’s Paddleboard Race:
1st – Ocean City – Bryan Theiss
2nd – Wildwood
3rd – Cape May
Men’s Swim Race:
1st – Wildwood Crest
2nd – Ocean City – Frank Brady
3rd – Wildwood
Women’s Swim Race:
1st – Ocean City – Maggie Wallace
2nd – Wildwood
3rd – Cape May
Women’s Paddleboard Race:
1st – Ocean City – Maggie Wallace
2nd – Wildwood Crest
3rd – Wildwood
Singles Row Race:
1st – Avalon
2nd – Ocean City – Matt Garbutt
3rd – Upper Township
Surf Dash Team Race:
1st – Ocean City – Bryan Theiss, Pat Cusack, Rich Richmond, Kat Soanes and Ryan McCrossan
2nd – Wildwood Crest
3rd – Stone Harbor
Team Totals:
1st – Ocean City – 32 points
2nd – Wildwood Crest – 20 points
3rd – Wildwood – 16 points
* All photo credit: Dale Braun