Tag: winter swimming
14th Winter Swimming World Championships 2024, Tallinn
A report on I. PKO Praha's participation Anyone who needed a proper cool-down after a mild Czech winter could head to the World Championships in…
77th Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2023
Ninety-nine years of an unbroken tradition: every Christmas, year after year, cold-water swimmers have taken to the icy Vltava in Prague. At first they were…
100 years in the icy Vltava: information for the 77th Alfred Nikodem Memorial (race cancelled)
UPDATED 25 December 2023 — EVENT CANCELLED Nature is against us. This morning we learned that further rainfall, strong warm winds and thawing mean that…
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 76th Alfred Nikodem Memorial, 2022
As much a part of Christmas in Prague as ever, the Alfred Nikodem Memorial returned on Boxing Day, organised by I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha.…
Invitation to the 76th Alfred Nikodem Memorial
I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the 76th edition of the Christmas swimming event in the Vltava — the Alfred Nikodem Memorial.…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial 2022: information for unaffiliated swimmers
The Alfred Nikodem Memorial will take place, as usual, on 26 December at 11:00 at the northern tip of Slovanský Island. We are delighted that…
The 19th Branické ledy — 10th Ladislav Nicek Memorial
On 29 January, the last Saturday of the month, I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha held the 19th Branické ledy competition. The event also bears the…
Invitation to the 75th Alfred Nikodem Memorial
I. plavecký klub otužilců Praha warmly invites you to the 75th edition of the Christmas swimming event in the Vltava — the Alfred Nikodem Memorial.…
Alfred Nikodem Memorial: the latest update
The Vltava's temperature at the venue was 6.1°C on 19 December and 6.0°C today, 20 December. Measurements were taken with a calibrated thermometer between 10:30…