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Czech Winter Swimming Championships — Freestyle 2014
Two Czech national championships are held each season as part of the Czech Winter Swimming Cup. The first, in freestyle, took place on Saturday 8…
A Joint Interview with Richard Haan and Jolana Smyčková
Published in Magazín MF DNES on 30 January 2014. MF DNES — Richard Haan and Jolana Smyčková (PDF, in Czech)
12th Braník Ice
Braník Ice 2014 results Swimmers at the twelfth Braník Ice faced a Vltava flow almost ten times lower than last year. Held for the third…
Tomáš Prokop on Studio 6 víkend
On Saturday 11 January 2014, I. PKO Praha chairman Tomáš Prokop appeared on ČT24’s Studio 6 víkend. He talked with presenter Petra Krmelová about cold-water…
Cold-Water Swimmers’ Baptism 2014
On Sunday 5 January 2014, the traditional swimmers’ baptism took place in the Vltava beside our Braník clubhouse. Conditions were similar for the third year…
Invitation to the Cold-Water Swimmers’ Baptism 2014
The first Sunday in January, 5 January 2014, brings our traditional cold-water swimmers’ baptism. As every year, the event is open to swimmers and the…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2013
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2013 results Recent editions of the Alfred Nikodem Memorial have repeatedly broken participation records, and this year was no exception. Last year’s…
Invitation to the Christmas Cold-Water Swimming Festival 2013
I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the 67th Alfred Nikodem Memorial, our Christmas swimming competition in the Vltava. The oldest and best-known…
I. PKO Members Join the First International Bering Strait Relay
Even at the height of summer, winter swimmers are not short of serious challenges. In early August, forty swimmers from fourteen countries, including the Czech…
A Triathlon beside the Vltava
Club trial results in PDF On 20 September 2013, Braník hosted our eagerly awaited traditional “triathlon”: a WORKING PARTY to tidy the grounds, a roughly…