ATLANTIC CITY – First held in 1929 as the Miss America Pageant swim, the newly revamped pageant swim will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 (raindate Aug. 19) starting at the Michigan Avenue beach.

Renowned as the oldest continuous open water swim in the United States, the 89th annual Pageant Swim will feature some of the best open water swimmers on the East Coast and follow the original 1-mile course that runs along the historic Atlantic City Boardwalk ending just south of the newly renamed Jim Whalen Boardwalk Hall.

Whelan, a longtime lifeguard, swimming teacher, Atlantic City mayor and New Jersey state senator, died last year.

“We are thrilled to be able to continue this event tradition, and honor one of the biggest proponents of swimming in the South Jersey region, Sen. Jim ‘The Whale’ Whalen,”  race coordinator Brian Elko said. “The community has been incredibly supportive of the effort to preserve and foster more large scale race efforts like this one, and we look forward to growing this event year after year and attracting swimmers throughout the country to a challenging, safe and fun swim.”

Registration will be held on the Boardwalk at Michigan Avenue beginning at 8:30 a.m. Results will be provided by Split Second Timing, and awards provided by Johnson’s Popcorn and Speedo, along with a commemorative T-shirt sponsored by JASM Consulting, ACBP, SeaTOW and Steel Pier.

Registration is $35 in advance, $40 on race day. Register at http://bit.ly/2vMqufi