Four friends are sitting around a bar in Sweden, sharing a few drinks and catching up. One turns to another and says, “Do you think we can swim and run 75 kilometers up the coastline of Stockholm?” ...

Open water swimming wetsuits are designed for longer swims outdoors. But are they worth buying? We put a selection to the ...

If, like many, you've recently embraced the many mental and physical health benefits of wild swimming, you'll likely also know how important it is to wear the right gear (read: find the best wetsuit ...

Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown. It was the first time in 95 years that the Chicago River hosted an official open swim. After years of ...

Sapphire the loggerhead sea turtle in her custom wetsuit. Image from video A loggerhead sea turtle at the Living Coast Discovery Center that suffers from buoyancy problems is now eating and swimming ...

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.

PORT ANGELES — A Seattle man became the eighth person to complete a swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca without a wetsuit on Sunday. Andrew Malinak, a 28-year-old civil engineer from Seattle, wore ...

SAN FRANCISCO—A year ago, Adele Gower used to cherish daily 90-minute swims in the frigid Bay here. Now she can only stand it for 30 minutes. She abandoned her wetsuit after being shamed by fellow San ...

PORT ANGELES — A Seattle man became the eighth person to complete a swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca without a wetsuit on Sunday. Andrew Malinak, a 28-year-old civil engineer from Seattle, wore ...