Swim the Loop
About this race
Swim The Loop starts and finishes at the Dockside Restaurant, which is located on Airlie Road (Wilmington side of the Intracoastal Waterway). The race will start at a high tide to ensure an even, but challenging tide pattern throughout the 3.5-mile swim. Don’t be fooled though; there will be times of incoming tide, falling tide and some slack tide.
Mott’s Channel Sprint starts at the Trailborn Surf & Sound, located on Wrightsville Beach, and finishes across the intracoastal at the Dockside Restaurant on Airlie Road. The course is approximately 1.3 miles long and is a point-to-point swim. The race will start at a high tide to try and ensure a slight incoming to slack tide throughout the 1.3-mile swim.
The Swim the Loop brings an exciting 5.6K, 2.1K to Wilmington, North Carolina on September 21, 2025. Don't miss this beautiful event!
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Swim the Loop
Swim The Loop 3.5 is for intermediate to the advanced swimmer and this event is considered an endurance event. The distance exceeds 5K (3.1 miles) and with tide changes and time cut-offs the novice swimmer may find this swim a bit challenging for their level.
Motts Channel Sprint
Mott's Channel Sprint is meant for the beginner to advanced swimmer. The distance is 1.3 miles and can take anywhere from 25 minute to 60 minutes to complete. The tide change is not as noticeable in this swim making it easier than Swim The Loop.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Wilmington in 2025, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Wilmington
Swim the Loop takes place in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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