| 12th Street Beach | 1200 S. Linn White Drive (12th St. @ Lake Michigan, on Northerly Island) | | 1 | Distance swimming is available parallel to shore at boat line. |
| 31st Street Beach | East 31st Street and Fort Dearborn Drive | | 1 | Distance swimming is available parallel from pier to tower. |
| 57th Street Beach | 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive (57th Street and Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is parallel to shore from 55th St. south to pier |
| 63rd Street Beach | 6300 S. Lake Shore Drive. (E. Hayes Drive @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is at 64th Street, parallel to shore between 1st and 3rd buoys |
| Calumet Park | 9801 S. Avenue G | | 1 | Distance swimming is available from the south end of beach (10 yards north of Taylor Pier), and parallel to shore. |
| Fargo Beach Park | 1300 W. Fargo Ave. (Fargo Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | No distance swimming is available here. See Leone Beach for information on the nearest distance swimming location. |
| Foster Beach | 5200 N. Lake Shore Drive (Foster Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is available from center tower to north end of beach, parallel to shore at boat line. |
| Hartigan Beach Park | 1031 W. Albion Ave. (Albion Ave. @ Lake Michigan) OR 1050 W. Pratt Blvd (Pratt Blvd. @ Lake Michigan) OR 1040 W. North Shore Ave. (North Shore Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is available parallel to shore at Farwell Pier |
| Howard Beach Park | 7519 N. Eastlake Terrace (Howard St. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is not available at this beach. See Leone Beach for info on the nearest distance swimming. |
| Humboldt Park | 1400 N. Sacramento Ave. | | 1 | |
| Jarvis Beach & Park | 1208 W. Jarvis Ave. (Jarvis Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | There is no distance swimming available. See Leone Beach for information on the nearest distance swimming. |
| Juneway Beach Park | 7751 N. Eastlake Terrace (Juneway Terrace @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is not available at this beach. See Leone Beach for info on nearest distance swimming. |
| Kathy Osterman Beach | 5800 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL | | 1 | Distance Swimming is from South end pier to 2nd buoy north, parallel to shore at boat line |
| Lane Beach Park | 5915 N. Sheridan Rd. (Thorndale Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is not available at this beach. See Osterman Beach for info on nearest distance swimming. |
| Leone Beach Park | 1222 W. Touhy Ave (Touhy Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming from Lunt to Farwell and parallel to shore. |
| Loyola Park | 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave. (Greenleaf Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | No distance swimming is available, see Leone Beach for info on nearest distance swimming. |
| Montrose Beach | 4400 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL | | 1 | Distance swimming is from Tower 4 (north of boathouse), parallel to shore. |
| North Avenue Beach | 1600 N. Lake Shore Drive | | 1 | Distance swimming is available at beaches 3 & 4 (north of boathouse), parallel to shore. |
| Oak Street Beach | 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive | | 1 | Distance swimming is parallel to shore Division St. to Chess Pavilion (20 yards west of buoys) |
| Oakwood - 41st Street Beach | 4100 S. Lake Shore Drive | | 1 | There is distance swimming available parallel to the shoreline. |
| Ohio Street Beach | 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL | | 1 | distance swimming parallel to the shoreline, just north of where the beach is situated, to the red buoy (a minimum of 20 yards west of the buoy markers). |
| Rainbow Beach Park | 2873 E. 75th Street (75th St. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is available parallel to shore at boat line. |
| Rogers Beach Park | 7705 N. Eastlake Terrace (Rogers Ave. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is not available at this beach. See Leone Beach for information on the nearest distance swimming. |
| South Shore Cultural Center | 7059 S. South Shore Dr. (71st St. @ Lake Michigan) | | 1 | Distance swimming is from south end rocks to trees at north end of beach, parallel to shore at boat line |