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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Chicago River Swim is returning for 2025, this time without any detours to the beach. Organizers announced today the city has officially signed off on the event set for Sept. 21 in which 500 ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Want to swim in the Chicago River? Now’s your chance! The Chicago River Swim (CRS) is officially coming back in September and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 7 to 10 a.m. The ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Following a recent open-water swim in the once-polluted Chicago River, the question was raised whether Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River could host a similar event, and if anybody was ...

Hundreds of swimmers will dive into the first open water swim in the Chicago River in almost a century this fall. The landmark event, set for Sept. 21, will celebrate the city's environmental progress ...

Hundreds of residents gathered Sunday for an historic event, as the first Chicago River swim in nearly a century hit the water. The swim, dedicated to raising money for Northwestern University’s ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

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