
Category: Cool News


Every major city that has been around for a while has layers of history that can often be seen in abandoned or forgotten infrastructure projects,Read More

Over the past 12 years (has it really been that long?!?) I’ve been taking photos both inside and outside of the lake at our world-famousRead More

Every Spring, the City of Chicago sets out the buoys in our swim area, giving us roughly 1/4 mile from the shore to play aroundRead More

The L1 open water site is about to get swim lockers – and a whole lot more! One of the lesser known projects of MayorRead More

As most of you know, I was out of town the weekend of the 25th. So I missed out on the informal gathering out atRead More

Are you an event organizer in charge of promoting a for-profit or charity swim? Or are you a race director for a triathlon looking toRead More

There’s a brand new feature on the OWC website. If you look at the bottom right side, there’s a bright green tab that says “OWCRead More