SuperAthalon
Cancelled for 2020
39th Annual SuperAthalon – 2020 Race Tentatively Scheduled for July 6 at 6:30 p.m.
The idea of a SuperAthalon lifeguard competition was born when Buzz Mogck assumed the leadership of the Cape May Beach Patrol in 1981. Captain Mogck sought to stage a “unique” competition involving South Jersey beach patrols. Knowing that lifeguards need on the job skills of running, rowing and swimming, Captain Mogck decided to stage an “Iron-Man” competition highlighting those skills.
The race consists of three stages:
Stage 1 – 2.3 mile run along Beach Drive to Poverty Beach
Stage 2 – 1.5 mile row, Poverty Beach to Congress Beach, running across the jetty to Cannone Beach to enter the water for the swim. All competitors must enter water on Cannone Beach.
Stage 3 – Approx. 1/4 mile swim, Cannone Beach out and around a flag, returning to the beach and running to the finish line on Mogck Beach.
Year |
Competitor |
Beach Patrol |
Time |
1982 |
Bernie Farley |
Ocean City |
42:55 |
1983 |
Ron Kirk |
Ocean City |
48:32 |
1984 |
Ron Kirk |
Ocean City |
46:45 |
1985 |
Jim Farley |
Sea Isle City |
41.21 |
1986 |
Jim Farley |
Sea Isle City |
41:10 |
1987 |
Ron Kirk |
Ocean City |
44:14 |
1988 |
Ron Kirk |
Ocean City |
40:35 |
1989 |
Geoff Rife |
Cape May |
44:40 |
1990 |
Rob Desipio |
Ocean City |
38:04 |
1991 |
Geoff Rife |
Cape May |
40:18 |
1992 |
Lance Muszlay |
Ocean City |
36:09* |
1993 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
47:00 |
1994 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
39:47 |
1995 |
Lance Muszlay |
Ocean City |
42:24 |
1996 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
37:05 |
1997 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
38:14 |
1998 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
40:22 |
1999 |
Robert Lythgoe |
Stone Harbor |
39:02 |
2000 |
Robert Lythgoe |
Stone Harbor |
36:17 |
2001 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
39:36 |
2002 |
Brian Theiss |
Ocean City |
39:54 |
2003 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
39:07 |
2004 |
Shane McGrath |
Avalon |
37:14 |
2005 |
Bic Murphy |
Wildwood Crest |
41:42 |
2006 |
Shane McGrath |
Avalon |
43:05 |
2007 |
Joe Maloy III |
Wildwood Crest |
37:45 |
2008 |
Shane McGrath |
Avalon |
40:26 |
2009 |
John Maloy |
Wildwood Crest |
41:20 |
2010 |
Shane McGrath |
Avalon |
40:45 |
2011 |
Shane McGrath |
Avalon |
54:46 |
2012 |
Charles Gowdy |
Margate |
42:26 |
2013 |
Charles Gowdy |
Margate |
39:45 |
2014 |
Greg Donnelly |
Stone Harbor |
12:13** |
2015 |
Timothy Schwegman |
Longport |
42:50 |
2016 |
Rob Moran |
Cape May |
45:07 |
2017 |
Timothy Schwegman |
Longport |
48:54 |
2018 |
Rob Moran |
Cape May |
45:02 |
2019 |
Rob Moran |
Cape May |
44:58 |
* SuperAthalon Record
** Race shortened to run phase only due to weather