CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — Early Labor Day morning, Lynn Rasmussen and her group — The Faux Fur-sters — shed their warm, namesake coats to reveal wetsuits. They approached the open door of Columbia Gorge ...

There were 351 brave swimmers aboard the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler on Labor Day, all aiming to complete a 1.1 mile open-water swim. The Columbia River Cross Channel Swim has become an Oregon ...

Each year, hundreds of brave swimmers board a sternwheeler boat in the Columbia River Gorge to swim from the Washington side of the river to a finish line in Oregon. It’s an 80-year-tradition, now ...

The Nevis to St. Kitts Cross Channel Swim returns on March 28, 2026, uniting elite and amateur swimmers for one of the Caribbean's most iconic open-water challenges--now with Olympic trailblazer Alice ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of the country’s most iconic open-water swimming events returns to the Columbia River today. The Columbia River Cross Channel Swim dates back to the 1940s making it an ...

A long-distance swimmer was bitten by a shark in California while attempting what is known as one of the world's most difficult marathon swims. FOX11 Los Angeles reports that the male swimmer, whose ...

The swim has grown from one Hood River orchardist’s yearly tradition to attracting hundreds of enthusiasts from around the world. Swimmers wait on the second floor of the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge ...