Absecon Island
Absecon Island is located in Atlantic City on the Jersey Shore in the state of New Jersey. It is site of many ocean swims and the former professional marathon swim called the Atlantic City Around the Island Swim, a 22.5-km (36.2 km) circumnavigation around Absecon Island.
Atlantic City Around the Island Swim
• Course: Demanding swim with strong tides and current, varying conditions and water temperatures that can range from 55°F (12.7°C) in the open ocean to 85°F (29.4°C) in the back bay.
• Distance: 22.5 miles (37 km)
• Traditional Date of Race (no longer held): August
• The Atlantic City Around the Island Marathon Swim was a traditionally one of the most competitive professional marathon swims in the world, held 54 times since 1954, annually attracting the world’s best professional marathon swimmers. It has been called the hardest race in the world because conditions vary so greatly. Escort boats are rowed by local lifeguards.
External links
- Tonatiuh Gutiérrez Olguín, Gentleman, Scholar, Swimmer
- 56th Around The Island® Swim in Atlantic City
- Around And Around They Go In Atlantic City
- Régent Lacoursière Talks About Life On WOWSA Live, Part 2
- When Marathon Swimmers Swim With Great White Sharks
- Régent Lacoursière Talks About Life On WOWSA Live, Part 1
- David Alleva, Ph.D. Talks About Vaccines on WOWSA Live
- When Canadians Dominated Atlantic City
- David Alleva Wins 1989 Atlantic City Around The Island Swim
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History – Cold Around Atlantic City
- Atlantic City Around The Island Redux
- Around the Island Swim
- Karl Munce Resurfaces
- The Unsung Heroes Of Yesteryear's Atlantic City Race
- Dale Petranech, A Lifetime Of Achievement
- Monique Wildschut Inducted In Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Donald Trump In The Open Water
- The Lifeguards Who Made It Work
- Jaimie Monahan, Marathoning Around The World
- South Padre Island, One Of The Best Beaches In America
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Jim Whelan, The Legend Of Atlantic City, Passes Away
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Jaimie Monahan Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- History Returns: Jim Whelan Open Water Festival
- Around The Island In New Jersey With David Weinberg
- 2019 Red Bull Surf & Rescue In Atlantic City
