MURRAY MILE OCEAN CLASSIC – Avalon, NJ 2026

New to open water ocean swimming? THE MURRAY HALF mile option has just been added to the line up! 1/2 of the Murray Mile, easy peasy! REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 18th AT 5:30PM. Have you ever watched the county lifeguards at their ocean swim competitions over the years and dreamed of having the chance to swim the same race course? Now is your chance!! The first ever lifeguard ocean course will now be open to the public to race in Avalon, and for that matter, all of South Jersey! Just like the lifeguards, you will swim the flags straight out into the ocean and back. Yup, you heard that right. The start and finish will be the same place, approximately 35th Street and the beach. Saturday night at 6:30pm. I bet you can just feel the excitement already for a running beach start. It was an easy decision to name this new, epic event to honor our Avalon Beach Patrol captain of 65 years, Captain Murray Wolf. A new tradition continues, hopefully for many many years. Proceeds will be going to the Av