Waller4Water

09/03/2026

River Swim CEO Doug McConnell attend the MWRD Board meeting to day to accept a copy of the resolution the Board passed in support of the swim.

… the Chicago River Swim was founded under the leadership of CEO Doug McConnell, an award-winning open water swimmer for more than 50 years who has swum some of the world’s most challenging routes, including the English Channel, Hawaii’s Ka’iwi Channel, and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim;...

Will this pic with him and a veteran swimmer help me reach my fundraising goal???
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08/10/2026

swim the river

07/08/2026

07/07/2026

The Long Swim is coming to Chicago Sept 20. This is a moment to celebrate the radical improvement of our river water quality.

https://mwrd.org/news/second-annual-chicago-river-swim-starts-finishes-mwrds-clean-water

07/07/2026

MWRD's two major reservoirs are at about 90% capacity after July 2nd- 4th rains.
https://mwrd.org/what-we-do/tunnel-and-reservoir-plan-tarp/tunnel-and-reservoir-plan-tarp-reservoir-levels

07/07/2026

Thank you to MWRD Commissioner Yumeka Brown and her team for developing this great infographic to get critical information out to the public about response to recent flooding.