CHICAGO — For three Chicago area residents, it’ll soon be time to leave the dry banks of the Riverwalk and immerse themselves in the waters of the Chicago River. Olivia Smoliga, Dr. Derya Ozyurt and ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Olivia Smoliga has competed at the very highest levels of swimming in the most pressure-packed environments the sporting world has to offer. But even the two-time Olympian, who has a gold ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of residents gathered Sunday for an historic event, as the first Chicago River swim in nearly a century hit the water. The swim, dedicated to raising money for Northwestern University’s ...

More than 250 swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday morning, marking the first open-river swim in the once-polluted urban waterway in nearly a century. After a false start last year, the ...