Atlantic City, Ocean City swimmers preparing as relay team for Around The Island Swim in August

The 56th annual Around The Island Swim in Atlantic City on Aug. 9 will have the added attraction of a relay team of area high school swimming standouts. Cape-Atlantic League swimmers James Haney (Atlantic City High School), Patrick Armstrong (Ocean City), Gavin Neal (Ocean City) and John Sahl (Atlantic City) will combine to swim the famed 22.75-mile race around Absecon Island. They call themselves Team Thunderdome.