LATEST NEWS – WINTER SWIMMING EXHIBITION, DVUR KRALOVE, CZECH REPUBLIC

While the snow has just about melted in Prague, up in Dvur Kralove which nests in the foothills of the Giant mountains (Krkonose) there is still plenty of snow, with piles up to about 5 metres high in places.

Of course the temperature is also low, still hovering around zero during the day. As you can see on this video the river is a little icy and on Saturday the water in the Labe river was 1.5c.

Having spent the last 2 or 3 weeeks swimming in water at around 3c, this was a nice wake up call just to remind us that winter is still here with us and spring must wait its turn.

It was also snowing and 500 metres took some getting in such conditions. Then there was no easy escape at the finish as there was a traffic jam for the 1 ladder,which was about a 4 metre climb out of the water and wasn’t easy to negotiate. However, it ws the only way out of the river.

Another tough winter willl surely soon be over and we can spend spring swimming in cold water rather than icy water ! After almost 4 months of sub 4c water the body is ready for better weather & warmer water…. but longer distances !