Nearly 200 people, including an Olympic qualifier and English Channel swimmers, are expected to compete in the seventh annual mile-long Wilmette Open Water Swim at Gillson Beach on June 14, according ...

Juneau’s Open Water Swim Series continues to be a hit among local swimmers looking for a few more strokes outside their normal pool routines. On Saturday, roughly 15 hearty souls entered the third ...

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 ...

A Mossel Bay swimmer battled currents and cold temperatures for more than nine hours to raise awareness for shark protection.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Swimmers in the Holy City are preparing to make waves in a fight against cancer as the 9th Annual "Swim Across America - Charleston-Kiawah Open Water Swim" is officially set ...

Hundreds of athletes ranging in age from 8 to 80-plus raced in the La Jolla Cove Swim on Sunday morning, taking part in the country’s second-oldest open-water swim. They swam past spectating sea lions ...

Before hundreds of swimmers are set to jump into the Chicago River in September, organizers and advocates say they are taking a “victory lap” of their own. To address safety, organizers said they will ...

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 ...

Olympian and world champion Sam Short will join the pathway of some of the world’s best distance swimmers when he debuts in the 10km, 5km and 3km knockout events at this weekend’s Australian Open ...

Open water swimmers have been told to stay out of one of the nation's most popular lakes to avoid increasingly dangerous conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) has urged swimmers to stay out ...