CHICAGO RIVER SWIM MAKES HISTORIC RETURN AFTER NEARLY A CENTURY
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Sep 22
Raises $150,000 to support ALS research and youth swim education
CHICAGO, Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago River Swim returned on Sunday, September 21, for the first time in 98 years, marking a historic milestone for the city and drawing thousands of swimmers, civic leaders and spectators to the heart of downtown.
The event, produced by the nonprofit A Long Swim, celebrated decades of environmental progress while raising $150,000 for ALS research at the Ozdinler Lab of Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine and swim-safety education programs at the Salvation Army Kroc Center.
First place one-mile winner Olympian Olivia Smoliga
Photo Credit: Linda Barrett
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