With hundreds of swimmers ranging from beginners to top-level college swimmers, ages from 9 to an incredible 87 year old, there are 3 swims of the Triple Crown:
Asbury Park Ocean Mile Swim on June 26th in Asbury Park, Andrew Manning Ocean Mile Swim on July 17th in Sea Bright and the Belmar Ocean Mile Swim on August 15th in Belmar.
For newcomers, Open Water Swim Clinics will also be held in Barnegat Bay in Lavallette on May 8th, May 15th, May 22nd, June 5th, June 12th and June 19th.
Additional swims along the shores of Jersey include the NAV-E-SINK or 1.2-mile or 2.4-mile Swim Distance Festival on May 30th in Rumson, the 0.6-mile, 1.2-mile and 2.4-mile Open Water Swim-a-Palooza on June 6th in Lavallette and the Barnegat Light Ocean 1-Mile Swim on July 24th in Barnegat Light.
With so much happening, the open water swimming community in New Jersey has its own Facebook Group here (see above).
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