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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of swimmers made history on Sunday, plunging into the Chicago River for the first organized swim in nearly a century.

River contaminants take many forms. Some, like oil sheens, excrement, sanitary products and fly-tipping are visible and often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wondering where it’s safe to swim in the Hudson River? Or whether fish are safe to eat? Riverkeeper has an updated interactive map ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Following a recent open-water swim in the once-polluted Chicago River, the question was raised whether Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River could host a similar event, and if anybody was ...

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 ...

This month, hundreds of Chicagoans will do something that would have been unthinkable a generation ago: Dive into the Chicago River for an organized open-water swim, the first since 1926. The ...

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