2025 - Swim the Loop
2025 distances
Swimming
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.
Race-day weather
Conditions on September 21, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 7:09 PM local time (EDT) in Wilmington on September 21, 2025 — 12h 10m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Swim the Loop
280 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Swim the Loop
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Fox | 1:18:02 | 22:18 /mi |
| 2 | John Prucha | 1:28:12 | 25:12 /mi |
| 3 | evan renn | 1:31:42 | 26:12 /mi |
| 4 | Gregory Sargent | 1:31:46 | 26:13 /mi |
| 5 | Paul Denison | 1:32:03 | 26:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Wilmington
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Swim the Loop
Seaside Shuffle
Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club East Coast Championship
Dashing Thru The Glow
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, 58 Wilmington events
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