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NC Open Water Championships

Carrboro, North Carolina, United States View on map
May 29, 2026 – May 30, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

You must be registered with US Masters in order to swim this race.

Register by 5/19/2026 6:00PM first event will be $65.  Between 5/19/2026 6:01PM to 5/22/2026 6:00PM first event will be $85


Please NOTE, cost for first event will be $65($85) after you register with your Masters ID($20.00 off).
There is a multi-event discount.  Each additional event is $15 (Discount will be taken at checkout).

A T-shirt and Chicken Sandwich (Saturday Only) will be provided per swimmer, not Event.

All races will
Start in Water
Finish out of Water.
Left Hand Turns around Buoy.

You will be swimming at the same time as USA Swimming swimmers, but starting in a different Wave.  Masters will be in the last wave of every event.

Information with your numbers will all be sent out after registration closes on 5/22/2026 at 6:00 PM

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/ncwave/page/meets/open-water

Pick your distance

Swimming

400M Splash and Dash

You must be a Masters Swimmer, and Enter Masters ID. Price will be $65($85) after Masters ID entered.

May 29, 2026 Ultra 5:30 PM
$105.00
Closed

3K

You must be a Masters Swimmer, and Enter Masters ID. Price will be $65($85) after Masters ID entered.

May 29, 2026 3K 11:30 AM
$105.00
Closed

2K

You must be a Masters Swimmer, and Enter Masters ID. Price will be $65($85) after Masters ID entered.

May 29, 2026 2K 1:15 PM
$105.00
Closed

800 M

You must be a Masters Swimmer, and Enter Masters ID. Price will be $65($85) after Masters ID entered.

May 29, 2026 Ultra 2:30 PM
$105.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Carrboro, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 16.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 29, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 29, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 23m

The sun rises at 6:02 AM and sets at 8:25 PM local time (EDT) in Carrboro on May 29, 2026 — 14h 23m 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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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, 9 Carrboro events

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