T. John Carey Masters Swim
2025 Date TBA
1-Mile Open Water Swim
The Masters Swim has been one of the premier open-water swimming events on the Jersey Shore since 1979. The one-mile ocean race follows a point-to-point course that runs 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. For 2024, the race moved to a new time of day and a new location downtown. Competitors enjoyed memorable views of shops and rides as they swam along the boardwalk, passing the iconic Music Pier, during a race with an evening start time of 6:15 p.m.
The following is information for the 2024 race, which will be updated as soon as details for the 2025 race are available. See the bottom of this page for 2024 results.
RACE AND COURSE INFORMATION
- Start Time: 6:15 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2024 (Note: The race had originally been scheduled for July 6 but was rescheduled due to cold water.)
- Parking: Free parking will be available only to swimmers at the Ocean City Tabernacle (550 Wesley Avenue).
- Location: Check-in will be at the start of the race (6th Street or 14th Street, depending on conditions). Transportation will be provided to the start of the race. Competitors' bags will be transported to the finish of the race. The location of the start/check-in will be determined on the morning of the race. Check back on this page on July 27 to see if it's 6th Street or 14th Street.
- Course Direction: To be determined on the day of the race based on favorable wind and tide conditions.
- Course (North to South): Starting line will be on Sixth Street Beach. Swimmers will swim straight out past a turn buoy (right turn on the ocean side of the buoy). Swimmers will then head south on the seaward side of all marker buoys until they reach the finish-turn double-buoy, where they will turn to the beach (right turn to land), and proceed through the finish shoot at 14th Street.
- Course (South to North): Starting line will be on 14th Street Beach. Swimmers will swim straight out past a turn buoy (left turn on the ocean side of the buoy). Swimmers will then head south on the seaward side of all marker buoys until they reach the finish-turn double-buoy, where they will turn to the beach (left turn to land) and proceed through the finish shoot at Sixth Street.
REGISTRATION
- Online registration: https://www.raceforum.com/johncarey
- Race-day registration: All entries online only, even on race day. Enter before you leave home. It's easier, but it can be done on your phone on-site.
- Registration Fees: $35 (plus processing) through July 26. $40 (plus processing) on day of race.
AWARDS
T-shirts will be issued to all competitors entered by July 15. T-shirts will be given out to additional entries as available. Wetsuits will be permitted for all award categories if the ocean temperature is under 65 degrees. Award categories include the following:
- Top three overall finishers: male and female
- Oldest competitor
- Youngest competitor
- First-place age-group winners: 15-and-under, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-and-over
- First-place wetsuit (if ocean temperature is above 65 degrees) or first-place no-wetsuit (if ocean temperature is below 65 degrees)
RESULTS
HISTORY
T. John Carey was an Ocean City Beach patrol lifeguard as well as 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, he won the Individual National Lifeguard Championship. Carey was an honors graduate of the University of Delaware and a lieutenant commander in the Navy during World War II, teaching survival tactics to pilots and air crews. He taught physical education and coached football, basketball, and track at Ocean City High School before leaving to take over the family's 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.
2024 AGE-GROUP WINNERS
Name City Time Age
OVERALL WOMEN
1 | Lydia Palmer | Marlton | 0:19:39 | 20 |
2 | Nina Wysocki | Brambleton | 0:21:46 | 15 |
3 | Samantha Gatesman | Medford | 0:21:55 | 13 |
15-AND-UNDER WOMEN
1 | Avari Thoensen | Linwood | 0:22:51 | 13 |
2 | Charlotte Quinones | Villanova | 0:26:42 | 13 |
3 | Annie Brennan | Robbinsville | 0:27:01 | 11 |
16-19 WOMEN
1 | Catherine Sirignano | Wescosville | 0:25:29 | 19 |
20-29 WOMEN
1 | Lexi Santer | Wilmington | 0:21:56 | 28 |
2 | Emily Albans | Kennett Square | 0:22:52 | 20 |
3 | Hannah King | Downingtown, PA | 0:23:00 | 20 |
30-39 WOMEN
1 | Watson Carina |
| 0:24:08 | 32 |
2 | Samantha Vanderslice | Ocean City | 0:29:02 | 30 |
3 | Lindsay Grimes | Haddonfield | 0:30:18 | 38 |
40-49 WOMEN
1 | Tiffany Brennan | Robbinsville | 0:22:11 | 46 |
2 | Christine Wike | Audubon | 0:27:18 | 47 |
3 | Kelly Grimaldi | Warrington | 0:27:40 | 42 |
50-59 WOMEN
1 | Laurie Hug | Ambler | 0:22:49 | 59 |
2 | Liz Casey | Beesleys Point | 0:24:31 | 59 |
3 | Barbara Maguire | Ocean City | 0:34:45 | 57 |
65-AND-OVER WOMEN
1 | Susan Reich | Ocean city | 0:25:54 | 65 |
2 | Polly Thieler | Egg Harbor Twp | 0:34:20 | 67 |
OVERALL MEN
1 | Patrick Casey | Bryn Mawr | 0:19:26 | 20 |
2 | Rhett Cosgrove | Bryn Mawr | 0:19:28 | 20 |
3 | Logan Manning | Egg Harbor Twp | 0:20:02 | 15 |
15-AND-UNDER MEN
1 | William Jenkins | Marmora | 0:20:59 | 15 |
2 | Mihail Mosendz | Ocean City | 0:22:55 | 15 |
3 | Caleb Freedman | Haddonfield | 0:30:18 | 12 |
16-19 MEN
1 | Charles Kline | New Providence | 0:20:44 | 17 |
2 | Dylan Dewitt | Ocean City | 0:21:19 | 18 |
3 | Matthew Sirignano | Wescosville | 0:22:44 | 16 |
20-29 MEN
1 | Paul Brosky | Horsham | 0:20:54 | 21 |
2 | Francis Brady | Ocean City | 0:20:57 | 28 |
3 | Thomas Smiddy | Chadds Ford | 0:22:29 | 22 |
30-39 MEN
1 | Joseph Hofmann | Audubon | 0:24:34 | 34 |
2 | Ian Mee | Langhorne | 0:26:04 | 31 |
3 | Stephen Scibal | Ocean City | 0:26:35 | 37 |
40-49 MEN
1 | Mark Jamieson | Ocean city | 0:29:40 | 42 |
2 | Nathan Trate | Cleona | 0:30:05 | 47 |
3 | David Baltozer | Ocean City | 0:30:07 | 49 |
50-59 MEN
1 | Iain Anderson | Ardmore, PA | 0:23:59 | 59 |
2 | Pete Smith | Riverton | 0:25:35 | 58 |
3 | Tom Cullen | Ocean City | 0:25:55 | 52 |
60-64 MEN
1 | Doug Bergen | Ocean City | 0:23:04 | 61 |
2 | Frank Kuchma | Yardley | 0:24:47 | 61 |
3 | Kevin Ferguson | Hershey, PA | 0:27:11 | 62 |
65-AND-OVER MEN
1 | Ron Marks | Marmora | 0:22:39 | 65 |
2 | Thomas Quarry | Ocean City | 0:27:08 | 66 |
3 | Greg Kelly | Ocean City | 0:28:57 | 67 |
