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.
3.5 Miles: T-Shirt
1.3 Miles: T-Shirt
| Distance | Price | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Miles | $75.00 | Jan 1 | Jan 31 |
| $85.00 | Feb 1 | Jul 4 | |
| $95.00 | Jul 5 | Oct 9 | |
| 1.3 Miles | $40.00 | Jan 1 | Jan 31 |
| $50.00 | Feb 1 | Jul 4 | |
| $60.00 | Jul 5 | Oct 9 |
| Year | Finishers | Median Time | Fastest Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | 40:44 | 26:33 |
| 2024 | 149 | 40:18 | 27:38 |
| 2023 | 143 | 42:01 | 27:29 |
| 2022 | 129 | 38:12 | 26:39 |
| 2021 | 123 | 42:59 | 27:25 |
| 2020 | 87 | 36:45 | 25:59 |
| 2019 | 138 | 40:10 | 26:24 |
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| Year | Finishers | Median Time | Fastest Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 127 | 1:55:17 | 1:18:02 |
| 2024 | 118 | 1:58:24 | 1:16:36 |
| 2023 | 104 | 2:01:12 | 1:19:57 |
| 2020 | 94 | 1:50:04 | 1:11:48 |
| 2019 | 103 | 2:05:29 | 1:30:43 |
| Year | Finishers | Median Time | Fastest Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 116 | 2:03:28 | 1:18:40 |
| 2021 | 142 | 1:35:46 | 1:02:14 |