The growth of children's height is influenced by genetics, nutrition, and physical activity. While genetics play a major role ...

“Swimming enhances strength, particularly around the core, and also improves our posture, both of which are crucial for maintaining balance and preventing falls,” says Francesca Bagshaw, performance ...

Nina Cash started modeling as an “encore career” after retirement — and was named winner of the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swim Search at the age of 57. For her photo shoot, she headed to glamorous, ...

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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 ...

For the first time in nearly a century, swimmers took to the open water of the Chicago River on Sunday. Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown.

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 ...

As the weather cools, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is beginning to remove swim buoys and flags from Great Lakes beaches, closing designated swim areas for the season. Once buoys are ...

CHICAGO – Every year, the plumbers' union dyes it green. The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it. And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by ...

'Posture walking' is social media’s newest favourite way to walk. Searches for the term have sharply increased in recent weeks, and fitness experts expect posture walking to become a big walking trend ...