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Betterton SwimFest

Betterton, Maryland, United States View on map
May 30, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

Welcome to the 2026 Betterton SwimFest brought to you by French Creek Racing!

This SwimFest event at Betterton Beach, MD has three distances (plus options to combine events for longer distance) including:
800 meter swim (1 loop)
1600 meter swim (2 loops)
2400 meter swim (3 loops)

For an extra challenge, race in all 3!

Register today for your choice of races!
Online Registration Closes Thursday, May 28 at 12 midnight.

Check-in is available from 6:30AM to 8:00AM on Saturday May 30.  All racers should check in when they arrive.
NO REFUNDS and no rain date.  In the event of inclement weather, entries will roll into next year's race, or you may transfer your registration to another FCR event.

Historical water temperature varies, but has averaged between 65-75F for this date over the past 4 years.  Wetsuits will be allowed with water temps below 78.0 degrees.  You can find real time water temperature updates here.

Pick your distance

Swimming

800 Meter

May 30, 2026 800 Meter 8:30 AM
$65.00
Closed

1600 Meter

May 30, 2026 1600 Meter 9:15 AM
$70.00
Closed

2400 Meter

May 30, 2026 2400 Meter 10:15 AM
$75.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Betterton, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 12.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
66.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 30, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 30, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 43m

The sun rises at 5:40 AM and sets at 8:23 PM local time (EDT) in Betterton on May 30, 2026 — 14h 43m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Betterton SwimFest

2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results

Other races near Betterton

Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months

Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Betterton events

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