Next month, 500 swimmers will take off on a one- or two-mile swim in open water for the Chicago River Swim. It is a test of endurance and strength, and so was the years-in-the-making effort to get the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

PARIS — For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up as a summertime swim ...

Chuck Beatty, event director of the annual Brogan Open Water Classic that features swim races in Lake Erie off Edgewater Beach, said holding an open swim in the Cuyahoga has crossed his mind on ...

PITTSBURGH POLICE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE 13 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO DROWNED IN THE OHIO RIVER NEAR STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, AND WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE BURGETTSTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, ...

Leading up to the women’s swimming marathon, dry, sunny days helped to keep the water at safe enough levels to hold the ...