Heroes don’t need capes, or even swimming lessons! 11-year-old Mia Garcia slipped into the water at Fort Myers’ Lakes Park. What happened next turned a near-tragedy into something remarkable. A ...

A man has drowned and four swimmers have been pulled from a river during a dramatic rescue at a popular camping spot during the school holidays. Emergency services rushed to Moore River in Guilderton, ...

Hundreds of people went against a nearly century-long tide to swim in the Chicago River on Sept. 22. The event, which was put on for ALS research, marked the first open water swim in the river in 98 ...

Photos from the Chicago River Swim on Sept. 21, 2025, which raised $100,000 for research into ALS and celebrated the river’s recovery from its polluted past. Swimmers compete in 1st official Chicago ...

CHICAGO – Every year, the plumbers' union dyes it green. The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it. And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by ...

Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...