There were 351 brave swimmers aboard the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler on Labor Day, all aiming to complete a 1.1 mile open-water swim. The Columbia River Cross Channel Swim has become an Oregon ...

The annual Great Ohio River Swim took place on Sunday, with participants braving cool early morning temperatures that got down into the 60s.Partakers entered the Ohio River at the Serpentine Wall in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Chicago River Swim has been moved to Lake Michigan, organizers said Monday, a month after the city denied a permit for the open-water swimming event because of safety concerns related to the ...

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — Early Labor Day morning, Lynn Rasmussen and her group — The Faux Fur-sters — shed their warm, namesake coats to reveal wetsuits. They approached the open door of Columbia Gorge ...

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 ...

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