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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...