Although swimming is illegal along parts of the District of Columbia, the Potomac River is probably clean enough for swimmers during the driest stretches of the year, when water pollution is lowest.

Washington, D.C., is in no hurry to make swimming in the Potomac River legal despite significant improvements made in the river’s water quality and bacterial levels. Under Washington law ...

Go on a walking tour to learn more about segregated swimming in the Tidal Basin and how to make the Potomac more accessible.

The 405-mile long river serves as some of the border between Maryland and Washington D.C before running into Chesapeake Bay. Public swimming in the Potomac has been banned in Washington D.C. since ...

Singer-songwriter Lorde claimed to have swam in the Potomac River while in-between sets on her "Solar Power" tour stop in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.

A body recovered from the Potomac River is presumed to be a young person who went missing Friday after trying to swim from Virginia to Maryland, authorities said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ...

As for the Potomac, it has a long history and reputation of being concerningly unclean. In fact, swimming in the river has actually been illegal in DC since 1971, although the Potomac Riverkeeper ...

Swimming is prohibited in the Potomac River because it’s so dangerous, according to the National Park Service (NPS). “The river looks calm on the surface, but invisible underwater currents ...

A body was recovered from the Potomac River and is believed to be that of a missing swimmer, Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, announced on Monday, May 27.

A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday is believed to be a young man who went missing last Friday while attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ...

Swimming in Potomac River could soon be allowed as water quality improves. FOX 5's Bob Barnard reports that swimming could soon be allowed in the Potomac river thanks to improvements in water quality.