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JSEM TU! — a cold-water swimming app for I. PKO Praha too
We are starting the new cold-water swimming season with something new that could make training together more enjoyable and help us keep track of it.…
September 2026 club triple event
Our traditional event combining a volunteer work party, a time-trial swim and a campfire began at 15:00, although the first volunteers were already gathering twenty…
Cold-water swimmers in Kyrgyzstan
UPDATED 6 October 2026 — This article now includes a series from Czech Television’s travel programme Objektiv, covering our members’ journey through Kyrgyzstan described below.…
IWSA Winter Swimming World Championships 2026, Oulu — I. PKO Praha near the Arctic Circle
The IWSA has held the Winter Swimming World Championships every two years since 2000. Over time, the championships have become a truly global event, attracting…
Cold-water swimmers’ New Year baptism 2026
As usual, our club's first event of the new year was the traditional cold-water swimmers' baptism, held this time on Sunday 4 January 2026. Open…
79th Alfred Nikodém Memorial 2025
For cold-water swimmers and supporters of this wonderful, healthy sport, Boxing Day is inseparable from the Alfred Nikodém Memorial. The oldest and largest cold-water swimming…
Invitation and participant information — 79th Alfred Nikodém Memorial
UPDATED 20 December 2025 ▶️ — Invitation to the Memorial: ČT24 television interview (in Czech) I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the…
Information for unaffiliated swimmers — Alfred Nikodém Memorial 2025
As tradition dictates, the Alfred Nikodém Memorial will take place on 26 December at 11 am at the northern tip of Slovanský Island. We are…
September 2025 club triple event
Our traditional triple event before the winter season took place on Sunday 21 September — fittingly, on the last day of summer. The sun seemed…
Our pre-summer club triple event
Our traditional pre-summer triple event took place on Sunday 22 June 2025. This time, thoughts of our friend and fellow club member Luboš Baláš were…