The Chicago River Swim is returning for a second year. On Sunday, September 20, hundreds of people will jump in the river to raise money for ALS research and learn-to-swim programs at the Chicago Park ...

Open water swimmers will return to the Chicago River for the first time in over 98 years, after officials approved plans for a new Chicago River Swim race. The last organized open water swimming event ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago River Swim presented by the City of Chicago and Mayor Brandon Johnson will return for its second annual event on Sunday, September 20, 2026, ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago River Swim is returning for a second year. Mayor Johnson held a Riverwalk press conference Thursday morning to make the announcement. The swim returns on Sept. 20. “The Chicago ...