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2021 - SwimRVA Down River Rip

Midlothian, Virginia, United States View on map
May 15, 2021 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

2021 distances

Swimming

4.4 Mile River Swim

4.4-milers are transported by shuttle to Watkins Landing for the start of this fast, down current swim.

May 15, 2021 7.1K 8:00 AM
$199.00
Closed

2.5 Mile River Swim

2.5-milers are transported by boat up to the Rte 288 Bridge and will start when the 4.4-milers pass under the bridge. The entire race is swum straight down river with the current for a FAST 2.5-miles.

May 15, 2021 4K 8:00 AM
$199.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on May 15, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 8.8° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 24.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 6.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 24.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
12.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
43.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 15, 2021 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 15, 2021 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 12m

The sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets at 8:13 PM local time (EDT) in Midlothian on May 15, 2021 — 14h 12m of daylight.

Course

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2021 results — SwimRVA Down River Rip

60 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 4.4 Mile River Swim

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Leading finishers of the 2021 SwimRVA Down River Rip
Place Name Time Pace
1 James Crabb 1:07:25 15:19 /mi
2 Phil Barto 1:15:38 17:11 /mi
3 GEORGE SUSHKOFF 1:16:11 17:19 /mi
4 Denise Letendre 1:17:11 17:33 /mi
5 Ryan Dash 1:17:49 17:41 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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, 91 Midlothian events

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