In March, Ghanaian-British athlete Yvette Tetteh announced her commitment to swim 450 kilometers down the Volta River, a major river system in Ghana. The activist and agribusiness leader swam under ...

Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150 ...

Participants in the annual Great Ohio River Swim in 2022. The annual Great Ohio River Swim is scheduled for this Sunday, with up to 250 people expected to swim from the Cincinnati bank to Kentucky and ...

FARGO - Despite a run of recent police calls involving people in the Red River, the winding waters can be safe for swimming. But like driving on Interstate 29, taking a plunge in the Red can be ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On a rainy Sunday morning in Lake Michigan, hundreds of eager and already wet swimmers hit the water for an amazing cause. Sunday marked the first plunge of the relocated Chicago ...

The Chicago River made news recently for something it hadn’t done in nearly 100 years – host an open water swim. Nearly 300 people braved the cold water to take part in a race in a river that was once ...

About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for ...

After 12 years of planning, organizers say an open-water swim in the Chicago River is set to be held in September, after receiving approval from the U.S. Coast Guard. Swimmers may be hesitant to ...

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.

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

PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels caused ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — If you've been dreaming of taking a dip in the Anacostia River, mark your calendar for Sept. 23. The "Anacostia River Splash" was originally scheduled for July near the Benning ...