Category: Club life
The clubhouse reopens and the Czech Cup resumes
From Monday 7 December, the Braník clubhouse will reopen under special arrangements, admitting ten men and ten women at a time. Members can find time-slot…
Clubhouse closure and suspension of Czech Winter Swimming Cup events
Dear cold-water swimmers, Because of government restrictions responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, we must close our Braník clubhouse until further notice. It is a shame,…
Our autumn triple event, 2020
On Sunday 20 September 2020, our Braník clubhouse hosted the year's second “triple event”: a work party, time trial and campfire. As in spring, we…
Our spring triple event, 2020
On Friday afternoon, 19 June 2020, our Braník clubhouse hosted the traditional “triple event” — work party, time trial and campfire — alongside the annual…
A summer four-part challenge by the Vltava, 2019
On a beautiful sunny day, with the Vltava wonderfully warm, 23 June 2019 saw our club's traditional four-part challenge in and beside the river. The…
Our autumn triple event, 2018
On the customary fourth Sunday in September, we held the club's autumn work party. So many volunteers arrived that, in two hours, they cleaned both…
No summer break for cold-water swimmers: June’s work party, time trial and campfire
Even in summer, Prague's I. PKO cold-water swimmers train regularly in the cool Vltava, whose temperature has yet to exceed 15°C despite the hot days.…
I. PKO Cold-Water Swimmers’ Baptism — Prague-Braník, 7 January 2018
Updated 15 January 2018 with a Czech Radio Plus report. Newcomers and longstanding I. PKO members gathered for this year's cold-water swimmers' baptism on the…
Czech Television visits a cold-water swimming session
Czech Television reporter Adriana Neubauerová visited Braník on Wednesday 3 January 2018 to film a short report on an ordinary cold-water swimming session. She used…
Information for unaffiliated swimmers — Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2017
The Alfred Nikodem Memorial takes place, as traditionally, on 26 December at 11:00 at the southern tip of Slovanský Island. We are delighted that you…