Articles
Balviten Baltic Challenge 2016
A year ago, Leszek Naziemiec told us about a planned swim across the Baltic Sea. Swimming 170 km in icy water sounded crazy to me,…
Spring Club Trial and Campfire
Our spring and autumn club trials have become a tradition, giving I. PKO Praha swimmers and invited members of the public a chance to compare…
Expedition to the Pole of Cold — Oymyakon
On Wednesday 15 June 2016, our I. PKO clubhouse hosted a fascinating talk by polar explorer Václav Sůra about his expedition to Oymyakon. Oymyakon is…
The Final Race of the 2015/2016 Winter Swimming Season
On 9 April 2016, Zářičí hosted the final race of the Czech Winter Swimming Cup season. The weather was unkind: constant rain, water at 10.7°C…
I. PKO’s success at the 2016 Winter Swimming World Championships in Tyumen, Siberia
The first Winter Swimming World Championships held in Russia took place in Tyumen from 8 to 12 March 2016. There were 1,275 swimmers from 42…
Czech Winter Swimming Breaststroke Championships: Prague 2016
On Saturday 5 March 2016, I. PKO Praha organised the Czech Winter Swimming Breaststroke Championships. Our swimmers performed superbly on home ground, taking home more…
Czech Winter Swimming Championships (Freestyle), Brno 2016
The 45th Czech Winter Swimming Championships in freestyle took place on 13 February 2016. Conditions were unusually “favourable” for Brno: water at 3.1°C, compared with…
Braník Ice 2016
Updated with Antonín Kutil’s photo gallery. On 6 February 2016, our club organised the fourteenth Braník Ice as part of the Czech Cup: traditionally the…
Invitation to the 2nd Kryathlon
Following last year's successful debut of the new sport of Kryathlon, the event named after outstanding endurance athlete and cold-water swimmer Václav Pátek returns. His…
Cold-water swimmers’ baptism 2016
Alongside the Christmas memorial — the St Stephen’s Day swimming event beside Prague’s National Theatre — I. PKO’s cold-water swimmers’ baptism is eagerly followed by…