Swim Across America - Charleston - Kiawah Open Water Swim
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Swim Across America - Charleston - Kiawah Open Water Swim
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Swimming
1.5 Mile Swim
1/2 Mile Swim
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kiawah Island, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets at 8:25 PM local time (EDT) in Kiawah Island on June 6, 2026 — 14h 13m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Swim Across America - Charleston - Kiawah Open Water Swim
64 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 1.5 Mile Swim
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Groeber | 35:06 | 23:24 /mi |
| 2 | Reid Aikman | 36:00 | 24:00 /mi |
| 3 | Keith Aikman | 36:43 | 24:28 /mi |
| 4 | Owen Johnson | 37:44 | 25:10 /mi |
| 5 | Rory Hess | 37:51 | 25:14 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Other races near Kiawah Island
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Ccs Run Like the Devil 5K and Fun Run at Kiawah River Fall Festival
Kiawah Island Marathon
Bohicket 5k and Half at Seabrook Island
Charleston Lung Force Run/Walk 5K
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 Kiawah Island events
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