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 ...

A quartet of Olympic veterans, including Moesha Johnson, will lead Australia at the 2026 Open Water World Cup.

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 ...

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 ...

A 63-year-old woman tragically died following a cardiac arrest during the aQuellé Midmar Mile open-water swim, raising ...

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 ...

The psychological case for open-water swimming (Overbury et al. 2023)—and being in nature in general—is getting stronger and stronger. It will come as little surprise to anyone familiar with the body ...