Author: Petr Tomášek
Invitation to the 73rd Alfred Nikodem Memorial
I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the 73rd edition of the Christmas swimming event in the Vltava — the Alfred Nikodem Memorial.…
Invitation to the 72nd Alfred Nikodem Memorial
I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the 72nd edition of the Christmas swimming event in the Vltava — the Alfred Nikodem Memorial.…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2018: information for unaffiliated swimmers
The Alfred Nikodem Memorial will take place, as usual, on 26 December at 11:00 at the northern tip of Slovanský Island. We are delighted that…
Cold-water swimming is a matter of mindset
Rostislav Vítek talks to Czech Radio Brno: Rostislav Vítek is a multiple Czech national open-water swimming champion. What was it like to swim at the…
North Channel — two-way relay CZECH IT!!
We did it! Our team — in swimming order — was Petr Šlajs, Rory Fitzgerald, Zuzana Procházková, Zdeněk Sláma, Jakub Valníček and Pavlína Procházková. We…
I. PKO Praha’s Rostislav Vítek prepares for a two-way English Channel swim
TWO-WAY ENGLISH CHANNEL CHALLENGE And now the important question: when does it all begin? My swim window is 2–12 July 2018. During that period I…
Will this teacher swim the English Channel?
She has a lifelong dream: to swim the English Channel between France and England. After four years of planning, teacher Zuzana Procházková, 26, from Hořovice…
A Relationship with Cold Water
Do you seem to catch every cold going, not to mention flu? Perhaps your GP has suggested trying cold-water conditioning — in other words, building…
41st Swim in the Elbe
Hradec Králové — results The previous days’ temperatures had raised hopes that we could finally earn our first cold-water performance grades this year. Unfortunately, the…
Solstice Celebration 2012
Plzeň — results Congratulations from the Mayor of Plzeň Team competition certificate Forty-two I. PKO swimmers lined up in the 5.5°C water of Bolevák to…