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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 ...

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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 ...

CINCINNATI — Swim caps and goggles were at the ready as hundreds hit the water Sunday morning for the annual Great Ohio River Swim. The youngest swimmer out there, 10-year-old Annette Keating, said ...

The Tennessee River begins in Knoxville and flows right through the city, providing fun boating, kayaking and fishing opportunities. But where are the designated swimming areas along the river? Is it ...

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 (WLS) -- The city has approved for the Chicago River swimming competition to happen in September, event organizers said. Although the event will begin on the river, swimmers won't actually get ...

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.

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 ...