There are a wide range of factors that can cause different kinds of currents. These include wind, tidal movement, river and ...

The Chicago River made news recently for something it hadn’t done in nearly 100 years – host an open water swim. Nearly 300 ...

At the break of dawn, a group of swimmers step into a quiet lake, scanning the open horizon. There are no lane lines, no black lines on the bottom of the pool. Simply the water, wind, and the unknown.

For the first time in nearly a century, hundreds of swimmers plunged into the Chicago River over the weekend. Here's why.

About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say ...

The inaugural Chicago River Swim is a symbol of how far we’ve come toward treating urban rivers, not as scars but as veins.

Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown. It was the first time in 95 ...

Crowds lined the riverwalk at 7 a.m. Sunday as the first horn went off for the Chicago River Swim. The event, featuring 263 ...

There are many positives to outdoor sea-swimming. But 2024 research conducted by UCD ’s Environmental Research Institute, on ...

Dantzler has been open-water swimming for 35 years and has done the La Jolla Cove Swim more than 10 times. She much prefers ...

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) —With several recent drownings this summer, swim safety is crucial not just for children, but for adults too. For World Drowning Prevention Day, Goldfish Swim School is offering ...

The 2025 World Aquatics Championships — featuring swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving — air live on Peacock from July 11-Aug. 3 from Singapore.