Category: In the media
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…
Czech Winter Swimming Breaststroke Championships: Prague 2016
On Saturday 5 March 2016, I. PKO Praha organised the Czech Winter Swimming Breaststroke Championships. Our swimmers performed superbly on home ground, taking home more…
Braník Ice 2016
Updated with Antonín Kutil’s photo gallery. On 6 February 2016, our club organised the fourteenth Braník Ice as part of the Czech Cup: traditionally the…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2015
Updated with the midday news, Jaromír Váňa’s video report and Antonín Kutil’s photo gallery. The Alfred Nikodem Memorial took place for the 69th time beside…
Our New Club Member on Czech Radio
How is our newest recruit, Lucie Leišová, preparing for her next swimming challenge — the English Channel? Find out in the interview broadcast by Czech…
Cold-Water Swimming Is Not about Records — You Feel It in Your Mood
A more resilient body, an unusual way to relax, perhaps even the admiration of friends. Cold-water swimming also has fairly strict rules, however… Read the…
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.…
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…
Czech Television Report from the Podolí Championships
Czech Television covered winter swimming’s debut in the unheated outdoor pool at the Podolí Swimming Stadium. A short clip appeared in the sports news on…
TOP STAR Magazine with Tomáš Prokop
TV Prima’s TOP STAR magazine filmed a report on cold-water swimming with popular actor Oldřich Navrátil, a well-known enthusiast. Filming took place around our Braník…