Swim Hilton Head Island
About this race
WELCOME!
This virtual race is a fun way to add some motivatation to your pool swims or gather your swim friends and try some open water. Register for Swim Hilton Head! Use this 33 mile virtual swim to motivate & inspire yourself & others! This race starts on May 1st 2026 and ends on Labor Day 2026. Our top 3 finishers will receive awards. All registrants will receive a Swim HHI T-shirt & a Swim HHI Swim Cap! Register today! Get all the swag!
HILTON HEAD ISLAND
Swim Hilton Head Island is unique because it is one of the few races in the world where the participants can virtually swim entirely around an island. Hilton Head Island is a foot-shaped barrier island located off the Atlantic Coast of South Carolina, approximately 45 miles north of Savannah, Georgia USA and 90 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Our 12- mile long and 5-mile wide island was the first Eco-planned destination in the United States. We will be sharing pictures of the beautiful scenery along with our favorite waterside bars!
RULES:
1. Make sure your swims are safe. Always swim with a buddy & a lifeguard. Open water swimmers always swim with a buddy in water that is designated open for swimming by local authorities.
2. Swimmers are on their honor to submit distance. There will NOT be a wet-suit/ non wet suit category! You are able to use fins, paddles or snorkels. Open water swims and pool swims are allowed! Last year we even had swim spa users that calcuated distance by using their average 100 yard pace and time spent swimming.
3. Distance can be submitted without Garmin, Apple, Fitbit tracking
DETAILS:
RACE START/FINISH: May 1 - September 7, 2026
RACE LOCATION: Virtual Start & Finish at Coligny Beach, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA
DISTANCE: Total distance around Hilton Head Island: 33 miles or 53.1 km or 58080 yards or 53108 meters.
RACE SWAG: Swim HHI T-shirt & Swim HHI Swim Cap
SOCIAL MEDIA: POST YOUR PICTURES! @SwimAroundHiltonHead
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Swim Hilton Head Island
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hilton Head Island, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 8:03 PM local time (EDT) in Hilton Head Island on May 1, 2026 — 13h 27m of daylight.
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2026 results — Swim Hilton Head Island
Swim Hilton Head Island · 34 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Freeman | — | — |
| 2 | Godofredo Cruz | — | — |
| 3 | Lori Lucas | — | — |
| 4 | Mary Keener | — | — |
| 5 | Jane Sander | — | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Hilton Head Island
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Hilton Head Torch Relay
Hilton Head Turkey Trot
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Hilton Head Island
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Hilton Head Island 5K Races 14 races
- Hilton Head Island Running Calendar 2026 17 races
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, 18 Hilton Head Island events
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