For the first time in nearly a century, swimmers took to the open water of the Chicago River on Sunday. Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown.

The Chicago River Swim has been moved to Lake Michigan, organizers said Monday, a month after the city denied a permit for the open-water swimming event because of safety concerns related to the ...

A small group of young people stood on the south bank of the Chicago River early Sunday morning, a couple of these six people red-faced from a previous day in the sun and sounds a few blocks south at ...

There were 351 brave swimmers aboard the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler on Labor Day, all aiming to complete a 1.1 mile open-water swim. The Columbia River Cross Channel Swim has become an Oregon ...

Event organizers say they hope the race will shatter public perceptions of the river as being polluted, while raising money for ALS research and youth swimming lessons. Chicago Tonight is available to ...

A 13-year-old girl from western Pennsylvania drowned on Monday while swimming in the Ohio River in West Virginia. The teenager, who was from Burgettstown, was swept away by the current while swimming ...

Woohoo! Memorial Day weekend. Schools are winding down. Swimming pools are ready for the jumping in, and the lakes will be full of boats taking in some of Texas' water playgrounds. Already this year, ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Want to swim in the Chicago River? Now’s your chance! The Chicago River Swim (CRS) is officially coming back in September and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 7 to 10 a.m. The ...

CHICAGO — For three Chicago area residents, it’ll soon be time to leave the dry banks of the Riverwalk and immerse themselves in the waters of the Chicago River. Olivia Smoliga, Dr. Derya Ozyurt and ...

FALL RIVER — The Herald News concludes Winter All-Scholastics with co-ed swim and dive all-stars. Athletes took it to next level each day in the pool whether it was a long-distance race or performing ...