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PHOTOS: Swimmers go pier-to-pier in Wrightsville Beach to raise scholarship funds
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By Nicholas Aziz
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Crashing waves and windy conditions created the toughest course yet for nearly 150 swimmers competing in the fifth annual Stoked To Go...
World-class sailors, triathletes in Wrightsville Beach this weekend
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From the Atlantic Ocean to Banks Channel to Lumina Avenue, world-class athletes of all types will display their skills in Wrightsville Beach this week,...
PHOTOS & RESULTS: Swim the Loop 2016
Men's 3.5 mile
Michel Heijnen, West LaFayette, Ind., 1:15:43
Matthew Wisthoff, Wrightsville Beach, 1:20:38
Chris Martin, Hampstead, N.C., 1:21:05
Women's 3.5 mile
Quincy Boswell, Goldsboro, N.C., 1:26:51
Cheryl Stine, Bloomington,...
Dogs allowed back on Wrightsville Beach on Saturday, Bark in the Park at 11 a.m.
Wrightsville Beach will welcome dogs back to the beach strand on Saturday, Oct. 1 as the summertime ban on pets on the beach ends....
Swimming the sound to benefit youth aquatics team
Balmy weather and calm water brought 72 swimmers out to Banks Channel in Wrightsville Beach Saturday morning for the Swim the Sound to benefit...
Swimmers race pier to pier in memory of Wrightsville waterman
May 21, swimmers from around the country stroked from Johnnie Mercer’s Pier to Crystal Pier in memory of a former swimmer and Wrightsville Beach lifeguard who...
Wisthoff wins windy loop swim
The morning before the fourth annual Swim the Loop, 2014 event winner Matthew Wisthoff wasn’t set on attempting to defend his title, having just...
Loop race offers swimmers unique challenge
From late spring to early fall, a number of athletic competitions draw swimmers like Jennifer Barker to Wrightsville Beach to race through the open...
Hundreds race in YMCA sprint triathlon
The grass in Wrightsville Beach Park was still covered in early-morning dew Saturday, Sept. 19 as athletes wearing sleek racing suits ran across the finish line...
