The “wild swimming” trend — aka open-water swimming, or taking dips in lakes, rivers, streams or even the sea — isn't exactly new. Still, it has been increasing in popularity over the past decade, ...

Charlotte Brynn winter swimming in Lake Willoughby. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Brynn/CNS Kate Kampner is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. An open-water swim on the Chicago River was supposed to be ...

Wild Rivers Waterpark will join a global initiative to combat childhood drowning by hosting the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on Thursday, June 26. The event, themed “Mission Possible: Swim Lessons ...

It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but more and more Brits are swapping chlorinated indoor pools for the exhilarating, mind-altering thrill of a bracing cold-water dip. Whether you prefer to stay ...

For the first time in nearly a century, the Chicago River hosted an organized open swim. The race on Sunday drew 263 swimmers and celebrated the river’s environmental turnaround. Memories of the river ...

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 ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). There’s no better way to immerse yourself in nature than by going wild swimming. Every spot tells its own story: tidal pools fed by ...

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. Swimmers compete in 1st official Chicago ...

They’re evading the Congestion Zone. Dolphins have been spotted gallivanting in the East River over the last two days in a rare city wildlife delight. Keen-eyed ocean fauna fanatics spotted the two ...