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.

A jet ski pulls in buoys from the CrossFit Games at Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth on Thursday morning. The Fort Worth Fire Department responded to a call earlier in the morning when athlete Lazar ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - If you’re in the Wisconsin Rapids area and looking for something to do for Spring Break next week with your family, the South Wood County YMCA can help you out.

Next month, 500 swimmers will take off on a one- or two-mile swim in open water for the Chicago River Swim. It is a test of endurance and strength, and so was the years-in-the-making effort to get the ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — At the age of 4, Jill Fleming of Great Barrington nearly drowned in a New Jersey Lake. Instead of fearing the water, she plunged into swimming lessons. Fleming, 60, is now one of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On a rainy, cold day like today open water swimming is probably the furthest thing from your mind, and the suggestion of jumping into the Chicago River, of all places, even further ...

Canada's Summer McIntosh set a new U.S. Open record in the women's 400-metre freestyle on Thursday night at the Toyota U.S.

CITY HALL — There is no reason that a child in Santa Monica should grow up without learning to swim. That’s the position that Recreation & Parks commissioners have taken, anyway. The commission ...

Juneau’s Open Water Swim Series continues to be a hit among local swimmers looking for a few more strokes outside their normal pool routines. On Saturday, roughly 15 hearty souls entered the third ...

She’s taking home the mermaid crown. A fearless Gotham native is set to stroke across the English Channel’s 21 miles of treacherous waters this week — becoming the first woman from the Big Apple to ...

On Sept. 11, 2022, JP Vanderloo, a senior at Loudoun County High School and leader in their NJROTC program, will participate in a 20.5-mile marathon swim along the Potomac River as it winds through DC ...

Most schools have ended for the summer, and kids of all ages are eager to remember what it feels like to walk out of a pool locker room, see the blue water of the pool sparkling in the sunshine ...