Tag: photo gallery
Our June club triple event
On Sunday 23 June 2024, club members gathered at the clubhouse to combine work and pleasure with a volunteer work party. Our aim was to…
I. PKO at Prague Sportiáda: children take a brave dip in cool water
Our club, I. PKO Praha, was delighted to take part in the first Prague Sportiáda, a children's sports festival held on Sunday 23 June 2024.…
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…
Traditional cold-water swimmers’ baptism in the Vltava 2023
On the first Sunday after New Year, 8 January 2023, our cold-water swimmers' baptism took place on the right bank of the Vltava in its…
An away training session in Řež
On Sunday 9 January 2022, I. PKO member Roman Havel organised a public introduction to cold-water swimming in Řež. Supported by the municipality of Husinec-Řež…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2017
Updated 31 December 2017 (further media coverage), 30 December (video reports) and 28 December (Jaroslav Kroš’s photo gallery, final results and press coverage). On St…
Silver and Bronze in the 4 × 2 km Relay
The first day of the two-day open-water meet at Lipno on 24–25 August 2013 was devoted to mixed 4 × 2 km relays. We rallied…
Czech 5 km Championships at Mělice
For a while, it looked as though the Mělice races would be cancelled because of the cold, just like the previous two rounds of the…
Our Last Flood-Time Training Session
The Vltava was expected to peak on Monday 3 June 2013, so it was hardly surprising that there was limited enthusiasm for river training. A…
Punkva — Opening the Winter Season
At last: the ceremonial opening of the 2012/2013 winter swimming season! On 7 October 2012, 46 I. PKO swimmers were among the 203 classified participants…