For the first time in nearly a century, swimmers took to the open water of the Chicago River on Sunday. Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown.

For the first time in almost a century, hundreds of swimmers will jump into the Chicago River for an open water swim on Sunday. The Chicago River Swim kicks off with an opening ceremony at 6:30 a.m.

The Seine is officially open for swimming. Organizers said Wednesday that water quality tests complied with standards, so the women's and men's triathlon events went off with athletes competing in the ...

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