Swim Ocean City Presents OCBP Chapter of USLA with $1,500 Check
/On Monday August 5, 2019, Swim Ocean City’s founder, Corey Davis, presented a $1,500 check to the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) chapter of United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) for their great work during the 2019 Ocean Games on Saturday, July 20.
“I have been so blessed with the support from local businesses and organizations over the years. I like to give back any chance I can.” said Davis.
Swim Ocean City is a local non-profit organization that raises funds for research and awareness of traumatic brain injuries and promotes the positive effects that sports have on the brain and body.
The OCBP Chapter of USLA is a local non-profit, professional association of beach lifeguards and open water rescuers. USLA works to reduce the incidence of death and injury in the aquatic environment through public education, national lifeguard standards, training programs, promotion of high levels of lifeguard readiness and other means.
Every July, Swim Ocean City, hosts Ocean Games – a competitive open water 9-mile and 3-mile swim along the shoreline of Ocean City. The funds raised from this event support local charities and families as well as Johns Hopkins Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program. Since its debut in 2013, the Ocean Games has raised over $130,000. Ocean Games is widely supported through grants and many local Ocean City businesses. For more information please visit www.oceangamesusa.org.