LEADER, KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE. RECENT DROWNINGS THIS SUMMER ARE RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT RECREATIONAL SAFETY IN IOWA’S LAKES, RIVERS AND PONDS. KCCI JODI LONG FINDS WHO IS MOST AT RISK AND WHAT YOU ...

At the break of dawn, a group of swimmers step into a quiet lake, scanning the open horizon. There are no lane lines, no black lines on the bottom of the pool. Simply the water, wind, and the unknown.

Before hundreds of swimmers are set to jump into the Chicago River in September, organizers and advocates say they are taking a “victory lap” of their own. To address safety, organizers said they will ...

Swimming doesn’t have to be a sport that ends after the club or college days. Thanks to its low-impact nature and wide-ranging health benefits, it’s one of the few sports that can be enjoyed well into ...

EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT, SO NORD IS LAUNCHING A NEW INITIATIVE WITH OPEN WATER LOUISIANA TO BRING ADDITIONAL FREE SWIM CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE BIGGEST GOAL IS TO BRIDGE SWIM SKILL DEVELOPMENT TO ...

This month, hundreds of Chicagoans will do something that would have been unthinkable a generation ago: Dive into the Chicago River for an organized open-water swim, the first since 1926. The ...