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YMCA Pier-2-Pier Swim
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YMCA Pier-2-Pier Swim

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

The YMCA’s Pier-2 Pier Race, in memory of Ryan Young, is an open water ocean swimming event held at beautiful Wrightsville Beach, NC. The swim is approximately 2 miles point-to-point between Johnnie Mercers and Crystal Piers with prevailing current.  

This unique event creates a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the swimming community and highlights the Y’s commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. All proceeds from the Pier-2-Pier race benefit the YMCA’s Safety Around Water program, a free water safety and swim course available to the community each spring, summer and fall. 

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Swimming

Individual

Sep 19, 2026 2.7K 9:00 AM
$65.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wrightsville Beach, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 26.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
6.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 15m

The sun rises at 6:57 AM and sets at 7:12 PM local time (EDT) in Wrightsville Beach on September 19, 2026 — 12h 15m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — YMCA Pier-2-Pier Swim

Individual · 172 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 YMCA Pier-2-Pier Swim
Place Name Time Pace
1 Matthew Cleaver 35:23 20:49 /mi
2 Jason Fox 35:41 20:59 /mi
3 Rachel Soubier 38:03 22:23 /mi
4 Avery Schrage 39:50 23:26 /mi
5 Allison Shin 39:54 23:28 /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, 9 Wrightsville Beach events

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