We Practise Cold-Water Conditioning Every Day
Tina, 22 December 2010
Vladimír Burjánek
Taťána Prokopová and her husband both discovered competitive cold-water swimming by chance. And the result?…
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Support a Film about Cold-Water Swimmers
Our member Jack Bright is making a film about cold-water swimming and its enthusiasts. On the project’s Indiegogo page, you can already watch the trailer in English and contribute to funding the film. Read more…
The Cold-Water Swimming Season Begins
On Friday 24 September, we held our regular autumn campfire, preceded by the third edition of our club trial. This year also featured a lecture by Associate Professor Vybíral on experimental research into cold adaptation. Club members had taken part in the research — as subjects, naturally. This effectively opened our winter season. For anyone interested in taking up cold-water swimming, a reminder: autumn is the best time for beginners. The Vltava is still bearable for those unaccustomed to cold water, and its gradual cooling allows a gentle introduction. Read more…
Cold-Water Swimmer Taťána
Don’t be afraid of icy water!
Vlasta, 18 August 2010
Václava Blahovcová
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Winter Swimming Cup Results 2009/2010
The 2009/2010 Czech Winter Swimming Cup ended with “Čeření Bahňáku” in Nová Paka on 10 April.
We once again defended second place overall in the club competition, with further successes in the individual standings and the number of master performance grades earned: Read more…
Czech Winter Swimming Championships, Čehovice 2010
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. Read more…
Braník Ice 2010
On Saturday 6 February 2010, we held the eighth Braník Ice cold-water swimming competition. In water at 2.7°C, swimmers raced downstream over 100, 250, 500, 750 and 1,000 metres. Read more…
A Cold-Water Wedding
Taťána Guzioti and Tomáš Prokop
invite you to join them on an ice floe, where they will say “I do”.
16 January 2010 at 13:30
in the Metuje in Náchod, below the ice stadium
- Wedding photo gallery (Jirka Kuřina @ FB)
- Photos of the Náchod races, held later at the same location (Jirka Kuřina @ FB)
- Press coverage (PDF)
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2009
As every year, on 26 December 2009 we organised the oldest Czech cold-water swimming competition, the Alfred Nikodem Memorial. Its 63rd edition offered 100-, 300- and 750-metre distances. Racing began at the customary 11:00, with beautiful sunshine giving spectators a fine view from Masarykovo Embankment outside the National Theatre and from Legion Bridge. There were 162 swimmers, including 29 women — the highest turnout in twenty years. Read more…
A Willing and Enthusiastic BRRR!
MF Plus, 18 December 2009
Jan Jiřička
People differ. Some take ages to pluck up courage even at a sun-baked swimming pool in mid-July. Others pick up an axe, break February’s ice and plunge into freezing water without much hesitation… Read more…