Experts detail the benefits of swimming, from strengthening your muscles to reducing inflammation and boosting your mental health—and how to get started. Swimming offers a low-impact exercise with ...

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, which means many entrepreneurs’ minds are turning towards beach getaways, lakeside camping trips, or lazy days at the pool with the kids.

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 ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dozens of qualified swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday morning. The Chicago River Swim marked the return of competitive open-water swimming in the river in nearly a ...

CHICAGO – Every year, the plumbers' union dyes it green. The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it. And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by ...

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As my athletic pursuits ended in my mid-20s, I still wanted to be as close to sports as possible. Pursuing a career as a licensed mental health professional allowed me to work with athletes from the ...

Decorated United States swimmer Michael Phelps called out USA Swimming yet again, this time going into great detail about his belief the program is declining. Phelps posted a lengthy, five-page ...

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 ...

2025 World Swimming Championships finals results from Singapore ... Women’s 50m Freestyle Gold: Meg Harris (AUS) -- 24.02 Silver: Wu Qingfeng (CHN) -- 24.26 Bronze: Cheng Yujie (CHN) -- 24.28 4.

At 42, Tameka Bostick decided she wanted to learn how to swim. Bostick said she tried to sign her teenager up for lessons, too, but her daughter said she wanted her mother to learn to swim first. "'Ma ...