By Ryan Givens
This year's Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic featured patrols from as far as Harvey Cedars all the way down to Cape May Point. 16 patrols in all competed at Chelsea Avenue in 4 races: doubles row, half mile swim, singles row, and doubles rescue. The doubles rescue, a unique event, allows patrols to showcase athletes and demonstrate their ability to act in a real life scenario. The race consists of a 1000 ft row to the singles flag and at the turn around, the pair must unhook a weighted dummy and return it to the shore. Ocean City Beach Patrol took first in this event in a time of 4:48 with Bryan and Shanin Theiss. In addition, Quinn Cassidy took 3rd in the swim to help OCBP earn a 4th place team finish. Check out the video highlight and pictures.
1st Place Rescue Rowers OC Theiss Brothers Bryan and Shannon - Photo Credit: Dale Braun
RESULTS:
MILE DOUBLES ROW
Chuck Gowdy - Chris Graves Margate (13:27)
Mike McGrath - Sean Duffey Longport (13:41)
Jim Smith - Vince Granese Atlantic City (13:58)
HALF MILE SWIM
Conall Loughlin Sea Isle City (10:57)
Amber Glenn Margate (11:02)
Quinn Cassidy Ocean City (11:03)
1000FT SINGLES ROW
Chuck Gowdy Margate (4:24)
Dave Funk Ventnor (4:31)
Vince Granese Atlantic City (4:32)
1000FT DOUBLES RESCUE RACE
Bryan and Shanin Theiss Ocean City (4:48)
Tom Kresz - Tim Schwegman Longport (4:54)
Kyle Deroo - Ryan Burke Atlantic City (4:55)
TEAM SCORING
Margate 14
Longport 10
Atlantic City 9
Ocean City 8
3rd Place Swimmer OC Quinn Cassidy. Photo Credit: Dale Braun
Start of Doubles Row Race - Photo Credit: Dale Braun
