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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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Sykes believes any river can become swimmable with proper planning, suggesting cities set goals five to 10 years out as Paris did. The organization hopes 300 cities by 2030 will start the journey ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of people are jumping into the Chicago River willingly this weekend. The competitive open water race has been a long time coming downtown. This weekend's Chicago River Swim ...

Swimming hasn't been allowed in the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in decades — but that's about to change for one day only. The Anacostia Riverkeeper nonprofit is preparing to host the river's ...

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 ...