Swimming and wading have been banned in the creek since 1971, according to the DOEE. "Swimming and wading are not allowed due to high bacteria levels," the National Park Services wrote on Rock ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent Mother's Day taking his grandchildren for a swim in a sewage-contaminated Washington, DC, waterway.

For a day out with grandchildren, the former presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr chose Washington's Rock Creek, despite enormous evidence of its water being contaminated with harmful bacteria.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. celebrated Mother’s Day with his family by swimming in a toxic Washington, D.C. creek.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters that handle sewer overflow. By Chris Cameron Reporting from Washington Robert F ...

In May 2025, a rumor began to spread that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took his grandchildren swimming in a creek rife with fecal bacteria on Mother's Day ...

Health officials typically advise against swimming in that DC waterway, because sewage from the city’s aging system flows into it. The problem is particularly bad after rains, but even during dry ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a swim in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek despite warnings about high bacterial levels, drawing attention to his unconventional views on health polic… ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters known to be contaminated during a Mother’s Day hike in Rock Creek Park ...