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3.5 mi1.3 miRegistration open

Swim the Loop

Wilmington, North Carolina400 spots
Entry from
$60
Days to go
5

At a glance

Date
Oct 11, 2026
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina
Distances
3.5 mi, 1.3 mi
Registration
Registration open until Oct 9, 2026, via runsignup.com
Official site
runsignup.com
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RunSignUp
Last checked
Oct 5, 2026

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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.

Key dates

Registration opens

Jan 1, 2026

Tier 1 ends

Jan 31, 2026

Tier 2 ends

Jul 4, 2026

Registration closes

Oct 9, 2026

3d

Tier 3 ends

Oct 9, 2026

3d

Race day

Oct 11, 2026

5d

Pricing

Swim the Loop

Tier 3, until Oct 9, 2026

$95

Motts Channel Sprint

Tier 3, until Oct 9, 2026

$60

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