Ray Peden
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Ray Peden is an American endurance athlete and a Delaware State Trooper for 29 years.
Endurance Sports Career
- he was one of the original Ironmen, having completed the 1982 Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Hawaii in 1982
- he completed a crossing of the English Channel in 1986
- he is currently assisting other open water swimmers, including Paul Timmons, and a member of the Middle Atlantic Open Water Swimming Committee
- he serves as a lifeguard at Rehoboth Beach Patrol.
Jim Whelan Open Water Festival in the Atlantic City includes the Around the Island Marathon, a professional 36.2 km marathon swim around Absecon Island
Karen Bown is the American race director of the Jim Whelan Open Water Festival held in Atlantic City, New Jersey that includes the 55th Annual 22.75-mile (36.62 km) Around the Island Marathon.
Around the Island Marathon
The Around The Island Marathon in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A. is a 22.75-mile professional marathon swimming competition. The event was re-initiated by the Green Whales in 2019 and is part of the Jim Whelan Open Water Festival. It is a 36.2 km circumnavigation around Absecon Island on the Jersey Shore that demanded swimmers tackle the Atlantic Ocean, inlets with tidal flows, and back bay environments in the clockwise direction. The water temperatures varies from 70-79ºF (21-26ºC). Ocean currents and tides are unpredictable and came from any direction. The 55th Around the Island Marathon starts and finishes at the Atlantic City High School Boat House 3401.
Event Personnel
- Karen Bown, Race Director, USAS.MEETDIRECTOR@GMAIL.COM
- Ray Peden, Race Referee, RAP601@AOL.COM
- Sari Carroll, Assistant Race Director, SARI821@LIVE.COM
- Jeff Lancaster, Independent Safety Monitor, 3LANKS@COMCAST.NET
- Jeff Lancaster, Communication Co-Director, 3LANKS@COMCAST.NET
- Chuck Taylor, Communication Co-Director, CHUCKT451@COMCAST.NET
- Sari Carroll, Volunteers Co-Coordinator, SARI821@LIVE.COM
- Brieanne Lewis, Volunteers Co-Coordinator, BRIELSWIM94@GMAIL.COM
- Erik Funk, Lifeguard Coordinator, FUNKYSTICKS@AOL.COM
- Frank D’Alonzo, Boat Coordinator, XCAVATOR49@AOL.COM
- Robin Taylor, Fundraising Coordinator, RTAYLOR345@COMCAST.NET
- Peter Park, Ambassador, PPARK89@GMAIL.COM
- Kathy Whelan, Honorary Ambassador
- John Sahl, Videographer
- Melissa Peticolas, Committee Member, MPETICOLAS@LIVE.COM
- James Toto, Committee Member, JAMESJTOTO@GMAIL.COM
- Bob Kerrigan, Committee Member, RKERRIGA22@YAHOO.COM
- Karen Bown, Selection Committee Member, USAS.MEETDIRECTOR@GMAIL.COM
- Ray Peden, Selection Committee Member, RAP601@AOL.COM
- Sari Carroll, Selection Committee Member, SARI821@LIVE.COM
- Peter Park, Selection Committee Member, PPARK89@GMAIL.COM
- Bob Kerrigan, Selection Committee Member, RKERRIGA22@YAHOO.COM
External links
- Atlantic City Around The Island Redux
- Around the Island Marathon registration
- Around the Island Marathon Registration
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- History Returns: Jim Whelan Open Water Festival
- Jim Whelan Open Water Festival Facebook page
- Green Whales
- 2002 Around the Island (Absecon) Marathon Swim
- Around Absecon Island
- Round The Island Swim
- Swimming Before The Crack Of Dawn
- Marathon Swimmers Take Coast Around Atlantic City
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- The World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- A Giant Of The Sport, Joe Grossman
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation website
- Water Marathon Around Absecon Island
- I Got Stung
- Cape Circumnavigation Challenge Field Announced
- Karl Munce Resurfaces
- Dangers, Risks: Who's Responsible In The Open Water?
- The Unsung Heroes Of Yesteryear's Atlantic City Race
- Like Daughter, Like Father, Christine And Robert Cossette
- The Uniqueness Of Rob Copeland
- Following In The Wake Of Stéphane Lecat
- The Swimming Grandfather Set Stage For The 21st Century
- Dale Petranech, A Lifetime Of Achievement
- Greta Andersen To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
- Monique Wildschut Inducted In Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Alfredo Camarero, 1931-2012
- Donald Trump In The Open Water
- Attila Molnar Peaked In The Mid-1990s
- Trump versus Clinton, Part 3 of 3
- Robert Cossette Lived Heroically
- The Lifeguards Who Made It Work
- Bill Goll's Rare Double Above, Below And In The Water
- Blood In The Water
- Safety From Harassment In The Open Water Community
- Jim Whelan, The Legend Of Atlantic City, Passes Away
- Kathrin Kammers Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Mohamed Ahmed Marouf Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong
- Mohamed Ahmed Marouf Joins Line Of Egyptian Greats
- When Three Became One
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- History Returns: Jim Whelan Open Water Festival
- Around The Island In New Jersey With David Weinberg
