This Saturday, swimmers will plunge into the not-so-dirty water of the Charles River for the eighth City Splash event. What's happening: From noon to 4pm at the Esplanade, Bostonians who have signed ...

A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around 200 people ...

For the first time in nearly a century, the Chicago River hosted an organized open swim. The race on Sunday drew 263 swimmers and celebrated the river’s environmental turnaround. Memories of the river ...

The swim portion of Ironman Chattanooga this weekend has been cancelled due to the swift flowing river. On Friday, the Ironman organization and the Tennessee Valley Authority made "the safe choice." ...

PARIS — For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up as a summertime swim ...

Tuesday morning, River Crossing YMCA’s announced they will partner with donors to give underprivileged youth an chance to learn how to swim and gain other water safety lessons for free. The free ...

Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...