On Holy Saturday, 3 April 2010, winter swimmers finally contested their 16th national freestyle championships, with twenty clubs from across the Czech Republic. The event took place at Čehovice Pond near Prostějov because the original February competition had been cancelled when the Svratka froze. With one gold, two silver and one bronze medal, our club finished third in the club standings behind Fides Brno and Spartak Přerov.
Here are our medallists in the order in which they received their awards:
Silver medallist Oldřich Pospíšil, left beside winner Bohumil Pácl, in Masters D.
Silver medallist Irena Lichá, right beside winner Vilemína Rieggerová, in Masters B.
Winner Richard Haan, centre, and bronze medallist Michael Štěpán, right, with silver medallist Bedřich Hanuš on the left, in Masters C.
The many prizes also deserve a mention. The original winter-swimming-themed cakes were among the most photographed objects at the event:
Full results should soon be available on the official winter swimming website.