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Invitation to a Campfire and Club Trial
At the start of the winter season, we traditionally combine a working party, club trial and campfire. Club members and the public are invited to…
A Successful Summer “Triathlon”
On 26 June 2015 we held our traditional pre-holiday “triathlon”: a work party, a club trial and a campfire. The work party was a relaxed…
Invitation to Our Pre-Summer “Triathlon”
We invite all cold-water swimmers and swimming enthusiasts to our traditional pre-summer “triathlon” on Friday 26 June 2015. The club trial is open to everyone,…
Remembering Miloš Mityska
Long-standing members of our club and others knew Miloš from the early days of winter and long-distance swimming. Everyone who attended the Alfred Nikodem Memorial…
Kryathlon’s World Premiere Exceeded Expectations
Beautiful sunshine, following a frosty morning, accompanied the world premiere of Kryathlon, the first true winter triathlon. Competitors swam 250 metres in the Vltava’s icy…
Czech Winter Swimming Championships: freestyle
Here we are! The season is in full swing. We have already completed fifteen races, held every Saturday around the Czech Republic in pools, rivers,…
In China’s Icy Waters
Early this January, four members — Michal Štengl, Jan Koželuh, Roman Hujer and Josef Stolín — travelled to distant China on a cold-water swimming expedition.…
Braník Ice 2015
Updated with the PrahaTV report Nearly two hundred swimmers took part in the thirteenth Braník Ice in Prague-Braník on Saturday 31 January. For the fourth…
Kryathlon — Václav Pátek Memorial
The enthusiasm of Jack Bright and fellow club members will bear fruit on Sunday 1 February, the day after Braník Ice, with the first-ever Kryathlon.…
Cold-Water Swimmers’ Baptism 2015
On Sunday 4 January 2015, our traditional swimmers’ baptism took place in the Vltava beside the Braník clubhouse. Conditions exactly matched the previous year: water…