Marathon Swim
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Sponsored by the Atlantic City Ocean Marathon Swim Committee

Atlantic City Around-the-Island Marathon Swim

  Mike Giegerich, Race Director
Tel:  (609)926-0714       Cell: 609-204-2873
    

        This event sanctioned by the Middle Atlantic Association of USA Swimming. Click here for information about the 2006 Entry Form.

Course:

The course begins at Historic Gardner’s Basin located at the north end of Absecon Island, proceeding out the inlet and around the island in a clockwise direction.  After completing the ocean leg (approximately 10 miles) swimmers will return to Gardner’s Basin via the back bays of Longport, Margate, Ventnor, and finally Atlantic City.  The ocean temperature usually varies from 65 degrees to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, while the bay temperature usually falls between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit.  Ocean currents are unpredictable and may come from any direction.

   CLICK HERE TO SEE AERIAL PHOTOS OF THE COURSE

Distance:

22.5miles (37 kilometers)  ocean, inlet, and bay swim around Absecon Island.  Start and finish at Historic Gardner’s Basin, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

  When:  Saturday, August 12, 2006