Brian Leaves for Islamorada Long Branch Ocean Swim | Thursday - Sept 11 (6am)

Thu Sep 11 2025 at 06:00 am to 06:45 am UTC-04:00

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Brian Leaves for Islamorada Long Branch Ocean Swim | Thursday - Sept 11 (6am)
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Brian Leaves for Islamorada Ocean Swim | Thursday - Sept 11 (Meet at 6am...in the water by 615am)
**THIS IS AN UNGUARDED SWIM**
CURRENT OCEAN TEMP/CONDITIONS:
https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/long-branch/630d04654da1381c5cb8aeb7
**PLEASE CHECK BACK TO THIS PAGE BEFORE ATTENDING AS SWIM MAY BE CANCELLED IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER/CONDITIONS**
WHAT:
o Before heading to the airport on Thursday morning, I'll be doing a short (30min +/-) ocean swim, over our usual course in Long Branch.
o This will be an UNGUARDED, SWIM-AT-YOUR-OWN-RISK swim, I just wanted to put it out there, if anyone would like to join me.
WHERE:
Pier Village
23 Ocean Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
*This address will bring you within 50m of the entrance to the beach where we meet...but the closer you can park to the beach, the better.
We will be meeting at the lifeguard stand, directly in front of Chelsea Ave (Pier Village)
Parking is FREE until 10am & then hourly, after that.
COST:
o FREE - This is an UNGUARDED group swim.
Who is Coach Brian?
o Brian Shea comes to the program with a wealth of experience in endurance sports as an athlete, coach and consultant. He is the Founder & Header Coach of the Jersey Shore Masters & for over 25 years, has competed in all levels of endurance sports from 5K to Ultra-marathon Swims/Runs to Ironman.
o He has raced/won triathlons in the United States & abroad with multiple Ironman finishes including Ironman Hawaii with Personal Bests of:
5k - 15:54
Marathon - 2:49
Ironman - 9:31
Most recently, Brian has (7) Top-10 finishes at the 9-mile Annual Swim for Alligator Light (Islamorada FL) as well as podium finishes (1st/2nd/3rd: M40-49) at the United States Lifesaving Association National Championships - including being a team member on Monmouth County's National Championship squad.
o On the coaching side, Brian is a certified coach having formulated training and sports nutrition programs for athletes ranging from beginner to professional.
If you have any questions, please respond to this post & we'll circle back w/ you ASAP...OR if you'd like to contact Coach Brian directly, you can do so at: [email protected]
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