The Chicago River recently hosted an open swim after years of planning. Could somthing similar happen in Cleveland on the ...

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

Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown. It was the first time in 95 years that the Chicago River hosted an official open swim. After years of ...

The prospect of holding an open water swim on the Cuyahoga River would likely be years away, that's if anyone is thinking of ...

Dantzler has been open-water swimming for 35 years and has done the La Jolla Cove Swim more than 10 times. She much prefers open-water swimming over laps in the pool. It’s more interesting, more ...

More than 250 swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday morning, marking the first open-river swim in the ...

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 Bob Vear ...

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.

Nearly 200 people, including an Olympic qualifier and English Channel swimmers, are expected to compete in the seventh annual mile-long Wilmette Open Water Swim at Gillson Beach on June 14, according ...

For the first time in almost a century, hundreds of swimmers will jump into the Chicago River for an open water swim on Sunday.

Chua Jia Long of Singapore has completed the three Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in a record 23 days, culminating this ...