It started at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 from Camp Richardson on the south end of Lake Tahoe. It was dark with stars overhead. The water temperature was nippy: around 65 degrees. Laramie resident and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A Colorado man plans to complete an unprecedented, 140-mile swim across Lake Powell. Forty-nine-year-old Shane Schieffer told KSL-TV he expects to begin his 10-day journey on Sept. 2.

August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A northwest Indiana man is attempting a record-setting 120-mile swim across Lake Michigan and back. Scott Weston Wolford, of Chesterton, took off Thursday morning from Chicago's Ohio ...

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario (CBC/CNN) - A 14-year-old girl is now the youngest person to swim across Lake Ontario. Annaleise Carr finished the 27-hour, 32-mile journey Sunday evening in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 51-year-old man from northwest Indiana who planned to break a record swimming across Lake Michigan and back called off his attempt. Scott Weston Wolford, of Chesterton, Ind., hoped ...

If you’re on Lake Wylie this weekend, expect to see about 180 swimmers in the chilly water. The swimmers will take part in an event that aims to support those battling cancer. Swimmers will swim up to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Shadow, Chance, Sassy and Axle? An adorable, aggravating blue heeler went on a journey last weekend that could have been part of a “Homeward Bound” sequel. Leslie Robinson, Axle’s ...

Some lakes appear calm, clear, and inviting, yet they carry risks that make entering the water hazardous. Visitors continue to photograph them, hike nearby, and, in some cases, swim, unaware of what ...