Most people run from piranhas — we decided to swim toward them. In this insane adventure, the hunt for a giant piranha takes us straight into murky, predator-filled waters. Every splash could mean ...

A MUM has issued an urgent warning to other parents after she claims her five-year-old daughter ‘nearly drowned’ in a lake after mistaking duck weed for the ground. Maggie shared how she had ...

In one version of Irish myth, selkies were seals that turned into beautiful women at night when they went ashore. One night, a man trapped a selkie and made her his wife. They had a son. She loved her ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Conditions were perfect in July when the Cuyahoga River hosted what has become one its signature events – the Blazing Paddles Paddlefest. More than 300 paddlers took to the river’s ...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Close your eyes and imagine a 94-year-old woman. What does she look like? What is she able to do? Now open your eyes and meet Gwen Foley. She has been teaching adaptive swimming for ...

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 ...

Photos from the Chicago River Swim on Sept. 21, 2025, which raised $100,000 for research into ALS and celebrated the river’s recovery from its polluted past. Swimmers compete in 1st official Chicago ...

Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The ...

Hundreds of people went against a nearly century-long tide to swim in the Chicago River on Sept. 22. The event, which was put on for ALS research, marked the first open water swim in the river in 98 ...

Hundreds of residents gathered Sunday for an historic event, as the first Chicago River swim in nearly a century hit the water. The swim, dedicated to raising money for Northwestern University’s ...

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