Longport Wins 3rd Straight SJ Championship Lifeguard Races; OCBP's Maggie Wallace wins 3rd Place in the Swim Race

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OCBP Hunter DeVine and Sean McCann preparing for the start of the Doubles Row Race.

Last night, Friday, August 10, Longport hosted the 79th annual South Jersey Championship Lifeguard Races. With clear skies and relatively calm waters, all 15 beach patrols from Atlantic and Cape May counties competed in the Doubles Row, Swim and Singles Row Races. Longport won both the Swim and Singles Row Races and came in 3rd in the Doubles Row Race, which earned them their 3rd straight Team Championship. OCBP's Maggie Wallace came in 3rd place in the Swim Race, which earned the OCBP team a 5th place overall finish. Ocean City has won or tied the SJ Team Championships 34 times, the most by any beach patrol, with its last Team Championship in 2013. The following are the race results:

OCBP Hunter DeVine and Sean McCann preparing for the start of the Doubles Row Race. Photo Credit: Dale Braun Doubles Row: 1st - Margate 2nd - Cape May 3rd - Longport 4th - Atlantic City 5th - Upper Township

OCBP Maggie Wallace sprinting out of the water to take 3rd place in the Swim Race. Photo Credit: Dale Braun Swim: 1st - Longport 2nd - Margate 3rd - Ocean City (Maggie Wallace) 4th - Atlantic CIty 5th - Wildwood Crest

OCBP Shanin Theiss preparing for the start of the Singles Row Race. Photo Credit: Dale Braun Singles Row: 1st - Longport 2nd - Ventnor 3rd - Atlantic City 4th - Avalon 5th - Cape May [embed]https://youtu.be/EIs1k7aWtAk[/embed] Team Results: 1st - Longport 13 points 2nd - Margate 9 points 3rd - Atlantic City7 points 4th - Cape May 5 points 5th - Ocean City 3 points As champions, Longport will retain home beach for next year’s South Jersey Championship race. Last night’s race came at the end of the major racing schedule this summer, however smaller races will be held through the remainder of August.