Author: Tomáš Prokop
Cold-water swimmers’ New Year baptism 2026
As usual, our club's first event of the new year was the traditional cold-water swimmers' baptism, held this time on Sunday 4 January 2026. Open…
Invitation and participant information — 79th Alfred Nikodém Memorial
UPDATED 20 December 2025 ▶️ — Invitation to the Memorial: ČT24 television interview (in Czech) I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the…
Information for unaffiliated swimmers — Alfred Nikodém Memorial 2025
As tradition dictates, the Alfred Nikodém Memorial will take place on 26 December at 11 am at the northern tip of Slovanský Island. We are…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2024: 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…
Invitation to the I. PKO cold-water swimmers’ baptism 2024
As usual, our traditional cold-water swimmers' baptism will take place on the first Sunday after New Year, which this time falls on 7 January 2024.…
100 years in the icy Vltava: information for the 77th Alfred Nikodem Memorial (race cancelled)
UPDATED 25 December 2023 — EVENT CANCELLED Nature is against us. This morning we learned that further rainfall, strong warm winds and thawing mean that…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2023: 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…
Invitation to the 76th Alfred Nikodem Memorial
I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the 76th edition of the Christmas swimming event in the Vltava — the Alfred Nikodem Memorial.…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2022: 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 for children and young people — Thursdays from 16:00
UPDATED 26 October 2022: added Maminka magazine's report on children and cold-water swimming, including a video. Following our demonstration session on introducing children and young…