Swim the Loop

The endurance swimming events, Swim The Loop and Mott’s Channel Sprint, both start at high tide to provide dynamic conditions and begin at notable coastal locations near Wilmington, North Carolina. Swim The Loop offers a course designed to challenge swimmers with varying tide conditions around the Dockside Restaurant on Airlie Road. Mott’s Channel Sprint starts at the Blockade Runner Resort on Wrightsville Beach and finishes at the Dockside Restaurant, taking participants across the Intracoastal Waterway. This event is a point-to-point swim tailored to at once test and reward endurance athletes with its coastal challenges.