These properties offer easy access to enticing natural waters, from a crystal blue Caribbean cove to bracing Scottish lochs. By Tom Vanderbilt Tom Vanderbilt is the author of several books, most ...

Charlotte Brynn winter swimming in Lake Willoughby. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Brynn/CNS Kate Kampner is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & ...

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in. Paris Dispatch First, France cleaned the polluted ...

Ask around in Spain’s wild swimming community and you’ll quickly learn that this country is about more than just its sun-drenched coast. Spain's rich mix of emerald-green rivers, sparkling mountain ...

Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150,000 for ALS research and swim education programs. Reading time: Reading ...