Author: Ivan Landa
Braník Ice 2017
On Saturday 4 February 2017, Braník Ice took place as one of the three major winter swimming events run by I. PKO. This season’s first…
Autumn Club Trial and Campfire
On 25 September 2016, I. PKO’s cold-water swimmers gathered for their traditional meeting ahead of the 2016/2017 winter season. As usual, it had three parts:…
Swimming from Vrané nad Vltavou to Prague
Looking for a little excitement in winter swimmers’ quiet summer season, we decided to try reviving regular swims from the Vrané nad Vltavou dam, river…
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 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…
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…