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 ...
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 ...
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 – Every year, the plumbers' union dyes it green. The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it. And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by ...
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Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals now want to jump back into the water
BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the ...
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 ...
Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Conditions were perfect in July when the Cuyahoga River hosted what has become one its signature events – the Blazing Paddles Paddlefest. More than 300 paddlers took to the river’s ...
Chuck Beatty, event director of the annual Brogan Open Water Classic that features swim races in Lake Erie off Edgewater Beach, said holding an open swim in the Cuyahoga has crossed his mind on ...
Event organizers say they hope the race will shatter public perceptions of the river as being polluted, while raising money for ALS research and youth swimming lessons. Chicago Tonight is available to ...
Lizabeth “Libby” Ernharth of O’Hara is a lifelong swimmer about to experience a swimming first — she’s going to swim in the Monongahela River. Ernharth, 53, is set to participate in a non-competitive ...
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