Category: Swimming news
Czech women set off to swim the Vltava
In mid-June, sixteen Czech female open-water swimmers, including six members of our club, are planning a relay swim along the Vltava. Their swim through its…
Wannado Festival — 9 September 2023
Dear cold-water swimming enthusiasts, Wannado Festival 2023 (formerly Sporťáček), an event introducing children to sports clubs, will take place at Branická louka on Saturday 9…
13th Winter Swimming World Championships 2023, Bled: our club’s report
In a natural paradise beneath Slovenia's snow-covered Julian Alps, the enchantingly beautiful Lake Bled hosted the 13th Winter Swimming World Championships. Organiser IWSA promised swimming…
The English Channel there and back — Rosťa Vítek reflects
My Channel project was intended to show everyone who swims what really happens there and what it is like. That was also why I asked…
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…
4th Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere German Open
Updated 28 May 2018 with Nikola Kopecká's video. In autumn 2017, I asked all our winter swimmers to consider entering the competition in Germany. Held…
Invitation to the 2nd Kryathlon
Following last year's successful debut of the new sport of Kryathlon, the event named after outstanding endurance athlete and cold-water swimmer Václav Pátek returns. His…
Kryathlon’s World Premiere Exceeded Expectations
Beautiful sunshine, following a frosty morning, accompanied the world premiere of Kryathlon, the first true winter triathlon. Competitors swam 250 metres in the Vltava’s icy…
Leszek Naziemiec Prepares to Swim the English Channel
Our club member Leszek Naziemiec is in England preparing for his English Channel attempt. His tide window — the period in which he can attempt…