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R E U N I O N Ocean City Beach Patrol By Fred Miller
The Ocean City Beach Patrol will be celebrating their 121st year as a citypaid squad at the 81st annual Reunion/Hall of Fame party 6pm Saturday, August 10 at the Lifeguard Museum at the Bayside Center, 520 Bay Avenue in Ocean City. For more information, go to the Ocean City Rowing & Athletic Association website, www. ocraa.com, and click on events.
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OCEAN CITY MAGAZINE AUGUST 2019
HE REUNION is always held the day after the South Jersey Lifeguard Championships. This summer the 80th annual rowing and swimming tournament will be held on Friday, August 9 at 6:30pm on the 33rd Street beach in Longport. The first South Jersey championship was held in 1924. The OCBP had dominated the tournament winning 34 times. The Ventnor City Beach Patrol is a distant second with 16 wins. Ocean City rowers and swimmers have won the most individual titles. This year Joanna Weber (rookie 2001) will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. She was the best rower in South Jersey from 2003 to 2007. Bill Dorney (rookie 1971), a member of the Hall of Fame since 2003, will be honored for his many years of
