Swimming at Dow’s Lake is now permitted in the first time in more than a century. The inauguration of the Dow’s Lake recreational dock began with a splash on Thursday as politicians, National Capital ...

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...

A New Year's dip has become a tradition for the region's growing open water swimming community. Some wrap up with full ...