Ocean City Masters Swim Results

Graham Parker emerged from a pack of six swimmers in the surf to win the annual T. John Carey Masters Swim on Saturday night (July 23).

The Ocean City Beach Patrol veteran won a narrow victory in which only a few seconds separated the top swimmers.

Villanova swimmer Hayley Edwards was the top female finisher.

Reports from racers with stopwatch thermometers had the ocean temperature at the start of the race at 58 degrees, and several swimmers were treated for hypothermia by rescue squads.

The following are the Top 25 finishers and age-group winners. The race had 396 finishers. For complete results, see lmsports.com.

TOP 25

1 GRAHAM PARKER, OCEAN CITY, 25, M,15:04
2 SEAN MCCALL, WENONAH, 19, M, 15:06
3 KEVIN GILL, SEAVILLE, 14, M 15:09
4 DEVIN MCCALL, WENONAH, 16, M ,15:10
5 BLAKE TRABUCHI-DOWNEY, VINELAND, 21, M, 15:13
6 HAYLEY EDWARDS, PILESGROVE, 20, F, 15:33
7 STEPHEN TARNOWSKI, WILDWOOD, 19, M, 15:48
8 GRETA REICHERT, WILDWOOD, 19, F, 15:51
9 PATRICK DOUGHERTY JR.,DOWNINGTOWN PA, 20, M, 15:53
10 BOB PUGH, WYNDMORE PA, 48 M, 15:58

11 RON MARKS, BEESLEYS PT, 52, M, 16:08
12 SEAN FAGAN, ARLINGTON VA, 22, M, 16:16
13 CHRIS SMITH, WAYNE PA, 21, M, 16:19
14 GREG MACCHIA, MORRISTOWN, NJ, 18, M, 16:27
15 LAURIE HUG, AMBLER PA, 46, F, 16:27
16 ZACH KOHL, BARNEGAT LGT, 22, M, 16:28
17 LEXI SANTER, WILMINGTON DE, 15, F, 16:29
18 DOUG BERGEN, LINWOOD, 48, M, 16:31
19 RYAN CLARK, OCEAN CITY, 21, M, 16:32
20 JAMIE HEMMERLE, HARLEYSVILLE PA, 55, M, 16:32

21 ERIN CURRY, LINWOOD, 18, F, 16:34
22 BRIAN PAULING OCEAN CITY NJ 20 M 16:43
23 MICHAEL SALINAS SPRING CITY PA 16 M 16:46
24 SEAN MCCAFFREY OCEAN CITY NJ 18 M 16:46
25 CHRIS MCCLINTOCK OCEAN CITY NJ 16 M 16:48 2/20 M1516 

AGE-GROUP WINNERS

Male 14-and-Under: KYLE MCELWEE ABINGTON PA 14 M 16:57
Female 14-and-Under: AMANDA NUNAN OCEAN CITY NJ 12 F 17:52 

Male 15-16: MICHAEL SALINAS SPRING CITY PA 16 M 16:46
Female: 15-16: MELANIE WILEZOL OCEAN VIEW NJ 16 F 18:01 

Male 17-19: GREG MACCHIA MORRISTOWN NJ 18 M 16:27
Female 17-19: LAUREN BERRY HAVERTOWN PA 19 F 18:02 1/18 

Male 20-24: PATRICK DOUGHERTY JR DOWNINGTOWN PA 20 M 15:53
Female 20-24: NOELLE HELMSTETTER ANNANDALE NJ 22 F 19:28 

Male 25-29: TONY MEHALIC OCEAN CITY 29 M 17:36
Female 25-29: TARA OROURKE WARRINGTON PA 26 F 19:47 

Male 30-34: JEFF LAKE DOYLESTOWN PA 32 M 17:48
Female 30-34: RACHEL REINHART PHILADELPHIA PA 30 F 19:25 

Male 35-39: RYAN YOUNG PHILADELPHIA PA 37 M 17:19
Female 35-39: ALEXIS DAVIS TOWSON MD 39 F 22:46 

Male 40-44: DIMITAR PETROV OCEAN CITY NJ 40 M 17:34
Female 40-44: COLLEEN LESKOWICH ATGLEN PA 44 F 21:39 

Male 45-49: BOB PUGH WYNDMORE PA 48 M 15:58
Female 45-49: LIZ CASEY BEESLEYS PT NJ 46 F 18:05 

Male 50-54: RON MARKS BEESLEYS PT NJ 52 M 16:08
Female 50-54: AMY SCLARSKY CHERRY HILL NJ 54 F 22:15 

Male 55-59: JAMIE HEMMERLE HARLEYSVILLE PA 55 M 16:32
Female 55-59: ROBIN CROWLEY OCEAN CITY NJ 57 F 22:05 

Male 60-64: PAUL SWEENEY OCEAN CITY NJ 60 M 19:23
Female 60-64: MARIE VELLUCCI STATEN ISLND NY 62 F 25:33

Male 65-69: MIKE HAMILTON SOMERS POINT NJ 67 M 22:35