location_city Wilmington
location_on North Carolina
flag United States
calendar_today 11 Oct, 2026
pool Water sports
language Official Website
RegisterSwim 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.
Oct 11, 2026
Distance — 1.3 Miles
Type — Swimming
08:00
Oct 11, 2026
Distance — 3.5 Miles
Type — Swimming
08:00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Wilmington.
Wilmington is a city in the southeastern part of North Carolina. It is the county seat of New Hanover County, and home to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial, the Cape Fear Museum, Airlie Gardens, and a large historic district. It is convenient to nearby beaches, and is a relatively short drive from the Triangle, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, SC, and the I-95 corridor.
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