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Final rule

Safety Zone; Ohio Street Beach Swim Course, Lake Michigan, Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 23, 2026. Document 2026-14888. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Swim Across America event to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a swim race. Our regulation for marine events within the Coast Guard Great Lakes District identifies the safety zone for this event in Chicago, IL. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.

The Coast Guard's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

33 CFR 165

Compared with

The Coast Guard has published 341 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 224 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.932 will be enforced from 7 a.m. through 10 a.m. on August 8, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-14888
ActionNotification of enforcement of regulation.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJuly 23, 2026
DocketUSCG-2026-0943

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register