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- About by: Admin
November 10, 2009, 16:42
So just think about these water temperatures for a moment and you may start to appreciate how cold 4c and below is. We can truly call this an extreme sport. …
- Disclaimer by: Alex
January 14, 2012, 16:00
Legal Disclaimer For documents and software available from this server, the we do not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the…
- "Winter Swimming" the film, released on DVD by: Admin
November 21, 2010, 16:50
After a successful run in film festivals in the Czech Republic I have decided to release the DVD of my flim "Winter swimming" right here on my website. It…
- Science by: Admin
November 14, 2009, 18:12
Some animals, such as polar bears, are obviously adapted to withstand the cold (polar bears are great winter swimmers !) . In contrast humans almost certainly…
- Media by: Admin
October 12, 2010, 23:04
Welcome to our media page. Here you can watch professional swimming documentary films made both by the independent producer and author of this blog Jack…
- Contact by: Admin
November 10, 2009, 00:15
Please contact me by phone or use the form below if you have any questions regarding winter swimming, cold water hardening or related topics and also media…
- Site Map by: Admin
January 2, 2010, 21:30
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- Blog Posts
- Uncategorized (4)
- Icebergs in the Vltava by: Admin
February 24, 2012, 20:18
After 3 weeks of well below freezing temperatures down to as low as -20c in the city itself the big thaw finally came and the mercury shot up remarkably…
- Bering Strait swim 2011 cancelled at the last moment by: Admin
August 12, 2011, 14:41
After almost 3 weeks of problems and false starts in Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky the Bering strait swim 2011 was finally and definitively cancelled, or at…
- LATEST NEWS - WINTER SWIMMING CONTEST OLOMOUC, CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
March 11, 2010, 11:55
Toboggan, rollercoaster, fairground ride - all words that were used to describe the winter swimming competition in the Morava Rapids, sorry I mean…
- SITE ADMIN IN PROGRESS - NEW CONTENT COMING SOON by: Admin
February 25, 2010, 11:30
After some "down" time we are now up and running again. Although site admin is ongoing new content will be published soon including more winter swimming videos…
- Icebergs in the Vltava by: Admin
- News (66)
- Icebergs in the Vltava by: Admin
February 24, 2012, 20:18
After 3 weeks of well below freezing temperatures down to as low as -20c in the city itself the big thaw finally came and the mercury shot up remarkably…
- The first winter swim in the Norton Sound at Nome, Alaska? by: Admin
November 19, 2011, 10:26
More in depth articles and media to follow concerning this Alaska trip but for now here is a short piece from US news channel KTVA.
- The international ice swimming association is formed by: Admin
October 26, 2011, 09:43
South Africans Ram Barkai and Andrew Chin have been pushing the boundaries of extreme cold water swimming for several years having swum in various places…
- Cave swimming: the underground Punkva river by: Admin
October 18, 2011, 23:43
The Moravian Karst close to Blansko in the district of Moravia in the Czech Republic is a magical subterranean world of abysses, spectacular…
- Swimming 28km down the Labe (Elbe) river by: Admin
October 4, 2011, 14:37
Early autumn is a transitional period for open water swimmers. The main season finishes as the water is beginning to call down as the air temperatur…
- Coming soon, new content..... by: Admin
September 26, 2011, 22:40
The fruits ripen, the air cools, the summer ends and with it the long distance swimming season. However, some people are determined to keep going with…
- Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia by: Admin
July 29, 2011, 01:51
This is one big beast of a lake. it holds one fifth of all the worlds fresh water and is extremely deep, 1637m at its deepest, ,making loch ness look like a…
- by: Admin
July 1, 2011, 16:06
After a hectic few days I simply haven't had time to produce an in depth piece about the Bering Strait.....so instead I will shoot from the hip and tell you…
- Swimming the Bering Strait by: Admin
June 30, 2011, 16:47
Just two days before my departure to Russia and here is some more information about the exciting Bering Strait relay swim: The international relay swim across…
- Northern Hemisphere winter swimming in summer by: Admin
June 26, 2011, 15:25
Whether we can officially call it winter swimming when it is taking place during summer I dont know but what I do know is that it will be cold....very…
- Finally....news from the climax of the season by: Admin
June 6, 2011, 15:00
Almost 2 months of incredibly warm weather and the winter swimming season seems long gone even if some larger rivers are resiliantly holding temperatures…
- Winter swimming contest Cehovice, Czech Republic by: Admin
April 25, 2011, 22:07
10c, not cold enough! I want to swim again! Another spring Saturday lunchtime and another overcast sky. The weather tried to be kind to the winter…
- Film preview by: Admin
April 19, 2011, 13:54
After almost 18 months the 30 minute documentary film "Winter swimming" is in the final stages of post production. Here is sneak preview of the film. W…
- Winter swimming contest, Opava, Czech Republic by: Admin
April 12, 2011, 10:24
The forecast was for rain but after almost one week of spring the water temperature was a positively spring like 7.5c. 68 winter swimmers gathered at the…
- Winter swimming contest, Plzen Czech Republic by: Admin
April 3, 2011, 13:04
And they're off in the 1000m On the penultimate day of winter (20th March) the much awaited contest took place at Plzen. rescheduled twice due to ice,…
- Winter swimming contest, Breclav, Czech Republic by: Admin
March 19, 2011, 20:51
The air temperature began to drop and the harsh frosts set in as predictions for the following week were as low as -15. But at lunchtime on Saturday the 19th…
- Czech national winter swimming championships, Brno by: Admin
February 23, 2011, 22:57
Finally a return to winter conditions in mid February and thus no disappointment and no place to hide as it was once again time for the Czech winter…
- Winter swimming contest, Prague, Czech Republic by: Admin
February 13, 2011, 23:29
Yet more strange weather in the first week of February as the mercury rocketed in the latter part of the week to hit around 9c on Saturday lunchtime. The…
- Winter swimming exhibition, Chocen, CZ by: Admin
February 7, 2011, 20:50
For the second year running wonderful winter weather welcomed the hardy swimmers to Chocen for the tradtional late January exhibition. Just like last year…
- A word from the author..... by: Admin
January 29, 2011, 20:46
Well, more like a few sentences actually, see the video below and if you like what you see be sure to visit the project here So if you want to help or if…
- Winter swimming contest - Nachod, CZ by: Admin
January 26, 2011, 21:59
In yet another example of nature and changing weather this event has seen completely different conditions in each of the last three years. In 2009…
- by: Admin
January 20, 2011, 11:07
Readers of this blog we need your help. There are just 12 days left until the end of our fundraising campaign which you can find here. If you enjoy reading…
- Winter swimming exhibition, Pardubice, Czech Republic by: Admin
January 17, 2011, 15:41
The 16th round of the 2010/11 Czech cup for winter swimming was held at Pardubice in the Eastern Bohemia region. Last year the same event was accompanied b…
- Winter swimming and the power of nature by: Admin
January 14, 2011, 12:14
Central Europe has experienced a mixed summer and autumn followed by an Indian summer, albeit a brief one in mid Novemeber and then the sudden onset of…
- Winter swimming contest "Memorial Alfred Nikodem", Prague CZ by: Admin
January 7, 2011, 22:28
The 64th annual running of the Alfred Nikodem Memorial took place in the Vltava river on the 26th of December 2010 overlooked by such famous landmarks as…
- New winter swimming video reportage released by: Admin
January 4, 2011, 23:23
Jakub and the team from video4net s.r.o. have been hard at work and have just finished this superb piece of video reprtage about one of the early season…
- Historic swim from the Czech Republic to Austria by: Admin
December 28, 2010, 11:33
Sunday the 19th of December 2010 was the second year of the historic swim from the Czech Republic to Austria. The reason for such an event was twofold.…
- Winter swimming contest - Chocen, Czech Republic by: Admin
December 15, 2010, 15:28
Half way through December and it could be mistaken for mid January such has been the harshness of the weather recently.However, in the small, sleepy…
- Winter swimming season warms up by: Admin
December 12, 2010, 00:41
Much of Europe has borne the full brunt of mother nature unleashing winter on us in a flash during the last few weeks with temperatures plummeting to as low…
- Winter swimming - The film, launched on Indie gogo and we need your help by: Admin
December 8, 2010, 13:28
In order to try and keep the finished film as independent as possible a crowdfunding/sourcing campaign has been launched on Indie gogo in order to find…
- Frost, Snow,ice....and swimming in -1.8c water by: Admin
December 6, 2010, 09:29
Just over two weeks ago somehow the mercury had risen to 17c and the autumn seemed eternal, yet now we have around 20cm of snow and air temperatures as low…
- Winter swimming contest, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic by: Admin
December 1, 2010, 23:20
The first advent weekend beckoned and the calls for more severe weather obviously reached the right place and whats more had the desired effect as…
- Winter swimming contest, Cehovice, Czech Republic by: Admin
November 25, 2010, 15:35
Spare a thought for the lovers of cold water swimming in the Czech Republic as the autumn has brought water temperatures below 6c only once and that was 4…
- The rules of Winter swimming by: Admin
November 21, 2010, 15:00
Here in the Czech Republic winter swimming is highly developed and extremely well organised with a group of people closely involved with the sport acting…
- Winter swimming contest, Liberec, Czech Republic by: Admin
November 17, 2010, 22:00
The mild weather continued on into the middle of November with temperatures reaching 17c on Sunday. Consequently the usually dreaded and near freezing…
- Winter swimming contest Prerov, Czech Republic by: Admin
November 10, 2010, 22:20
After such superb "almost winter like" conditions at Jihlava last week we were treated to a nice break as the competition reverted to pleasant autumnal…
- Winter swimming contest Jihlava, Czech Republic by: Admin
November 3, 2010, 22:31
Jihlava is in the Vysocina region of the Czech Republic. One thing people continually say about this district is that is always much colder than the rest…
- Winter swimming contest Jicin CZ by: Admin
October 26, 2010, 16:14
After the dissapointment of the traditional Punkva cave swim being cancelled due to the high water level there was much optimism and excitement at the…
- Winter swimming - The film (trailer) by: Admin
October 20, 2010, 22:13
In this 30 minute documentary film we meet the members of 1.PKO, a swimming club based on the banks of the Vltava river in Prague and specialising in…
- Restructuring in anticipation of another tough winter by: Admin
October 13, 2010, 21:30
Yes as we eagerly await the onset of colder weather and the winter swimming season ( which has just started here in CZ) I am busy trying to make this site…
- SUMMER - THE BEST TIME TO PREPARE FOR WINTER SWIMMING by: Admin
June 15, 2010, 12:51
It sounds a little odd but in fact it is actually true and quite logical - summer is the best time to start preparing yourself for the perils of cold water…
- WINTER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP & THE END OF THE SEASON by: Admin
May 7, 2010, 17:34
The production company www.video4net.eu/ made this film Following a long and harsh winter in Central Europe spring literally "sprung" quickly at us in the…
- LATEST NEWS - WINTER SWIMMING EXHIBITION, DVUR KRALOVE, CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
March 25, 2010, 12:08
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…
- WATCH WINTER SWIMMING MOVIE FROM CHOCEN, CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
March 19, 2010, 13:52
Here is a short rough cut from a January winter swimming exhibition in Chocen Czech Republic. This material will not feature in the professional film which…
- LATEST NEWS - WINTER SWIMMING CONTEST OLOMOUC, CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
March 11, 2010, 11:55
Toboggan, rollercoaster, fairground ride - all words that were used to describe the winter swimming competition in the Morava Rapids, sorry I mean…
- WATCH WINTER SWIMMING VIDEO FROM CONTEST IN OLOMOUC,CZ by: Admin
March 9, 2010, 09:53
Here is a taste of winter swimming, taken from the traditional pre Christmas competition in Olomouc, in the Moravia region of the Czech Republic. This…
- LATEST NEWS FEB 2010 - WINTER SWIMMING CONTEST "BRANICKE LEDY" PRAGUE, CZ by: Admin
February 26, 2010, 11:50
The traditional event at Christmas time " The memorial of Alfred Nikodem" is the showpiece of Prague and CZ winter swimming, and whilst this newer "Bra…
- LATEST NEWS JAN 2010 - WINTER SWIMMING IN CHOCEN, CZ by: Admin
February 6, 2010, 21:52
What conditions ! Ice, sunshine, snow, freezing water, truly its a beautiful winter we are experiencing and this in turn truly meant swimming in…
- LATEST NEWS JAN 2010 - WORLD WINTER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS, BLED, SLOVENIA by: Admin
January 30, 2010, 21:05
It was a fantastic event, certainly heavily influenced by the Finnish with this ritual dipping followed by a swift visit to the sauna. 25m is a very short…
- WATCH WINTER SWIMMING VIDEO RELEASE FROM HISTORIC AUSTRIA TO CZ SWIM by: Admin
January 28, 2010, 11:12
As reported last month a historic swim was made from the Czech Republic to Austria through the River Dye. It was a celebration to mark 2 years since the…
- LATEST NEWS JAN 2010 - WINTER SWIMMING WEDDING IN COLD WATER by: Admin
January 19, 2010, 17:09
Yes, unbelievably Tomas Prokop married the girl of his dreams Tat'ana Guzioti in an incredible civil ceremony that started on the banks of the River Metuje…
- LATEST NEWS JAN 2010 - WINTER SWIMMING IN PARDUBICE, CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
January 13, 2010, 09:36
The great river Labe combining with the great mother nature to produce a fantastic winter swimming spectacle in Pardubice, Czech Republic. About half…
- LATEST NEWS JAN 2010 - TRADITIONAL CHRISTENING "KREST OTUZILCI" OF WINTER SWIMMERS by: Admin
January 8, 2010, 10:21
What a fantastic scene on the banks of the Vltava as around 40 members of 1.PKO gathered as always on the first Sunday in January for the traditional chri…
- LATEST NEWS MEMORIAL ALFREDA NIKODEM PRAHA & FINAL TRAINING OF 2009 AT BRANIK by: Admin
December 30, 2009, 23:11
Yes there was a big event that took place in the Vltava river near the National Theatre in Prague last Saturday the 26th of December. But the picture on…
- LATEST NEWS CHRISTMAS EVE WINTER SWIMMING IN MOHELNICE CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
December 30, 2009, 11:48
An invitation to join the young otuzilci winter swimmers of the northern Moravian town Mohelnice on Christmas eve was too good to miss, especially when the…
- LATEST NEWS HISTORICAL SWIM FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO AUSTRIA DEC 09 by: Admin
December 24, 2009, 23:36
Yes, last Saturday the 19th of December around 30 otuzilci hardy winter swimmers descended on a location near the border town of Breclav in the Czech…
- LATEST NEWS DEC 09 - WINTER SWIMMING CONTEST OLOMOUC, CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
December 16, 2009, 21:35
A fast flowing river and a much slower moving man (but he is 96 years old) were 2 of the key ingredients in the mix for Saturdays traditional pre…
- LATEST NEWS DEC 09 - ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF WINTER SWIMMING INTO YOUR 90's ! by: Admin
December 14, 2009, 14:47
Yes its true this man is Dr Ladislav (Lada) Nicek a 96 year old man from Olomouc,in Moravia, Czech Republic. He is the organiser of the traditional…
- LATEST NEWS DEC 09 - WINTER (& SNOW) COMES TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
December 12, 2009, 21:56
Attack imminent ! Yes here we are close to the town of Humpolec in the Vysocina district of the Czech Republic, home to the brewery of the excellent…
- LATEST NEWS DEC 09 - WINTER SWIMMING CONTEST CHOCEN, CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
December 9, 2009, 21:41
Exciting,exhilarating and extreme, these words can be seen above to describe this site and these 3 adjectives are perfect to describe last Saturday's…
- LATEST NEWS NOV 09 - WINTER SWIMMING CONTEST PLZEN CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
December 4, 2009, 10:21
Saturday the 28th of November saw around 100 winter swimmers make their way to the Bohemian city of Plzen and the Bolevecky lake for a range of contests…
- LATEST NEWS - HARDENING IN HOLLAND ! by: Admin
November 29, 2009, 22:52
Yes it's true there was a little winter swimming last week, however, not in the province of Holland but elsewhere in the Netherlands -namely Eindhoven…
- LATEST NEWS - NOV 09 TRAINING RIVER NENE by: Admin
November 15, 2009, 15:36
Sunday 15th November, air temperature around 13c, water around 9c. The weather was fine and bright, making a beautiful scene as the sun illuminated…
- LATEST NEWS NOV 09 - WINTER SWIMMING DOCUMENTARY FILM by: Admin
November 8, 2009, 22:43
Yes, it's true next month production will begin on an exciting documentary film about winter swimming . Based around a club in Prague and mostly set…
- LATEST NEWS OCTOBER 2009 - WINTER SWIMMING STARTS IN CZECH REPUBLIC by: Admin
October 30, 2009, 18:18
The first Sunday in the month of October this year 2009 was the 4th. That meant the traditional start of the winter swimming season in the Czech Republic. …
- LATEST NEWS SEP 09 - WINTER SWIMMERS PREPARE FOR THE NEW SEASON by: Admin
October 18, 2009, 22:24
The weather was fairly good and the water still warm, around 17c so it was possible to swim for sometime in the English channel in Devon, UK A…
- Icebergs in the Vltava by: Admin
- Contests (8)
- Winter swimming contest, Nachod, Czech Republic by: Admin
March 14, 2012, 00:07
After 2 years of ice and extremely difficult conditions this year and last year have seen a toboggan ride swim downstream the river Metuje. Undoubtedly…
- Winter swimming contest, Chocen, CZ by: Admin
February 16, 2012, 23:41
After the drama of the previous week in Hradec the Ticha Orlice was flowing fast enough that there was no chance of anything but a downstream ride. The…
- Winter swimming contest, Hradec Kralove, CZ, Dec 2011 by: Admin
January 31, 2012, 00:41
Writing about an event that took place over 1 month ago isn't easy but in the case of this winter swimming competition it stuck in the mind (& the…
- Winter swimming contest, Plzen, Czech republic by: Admin
December 7, 2011, 13:59
Usually held a week later, this year the contest had been moved back after the the early onset of winter in 2010 led to the contest being cancelled for…
- Winter swimming contest, Prerov, Czech republic by: Admin
November 27, 2011, 09:08
Sometimes in sport puzzling things happen. Cricket is a good example where a match can be decided by "the duckworth-lewis method" if rain interrupts play. To a…
- Last chance to enter the winter swimming world championships 2012 by: Admin
November 25, 2011, 23:21
From January 20th - 22nd Jurmala in Latvia will host the world winter swimming championships. A beautiful location on the baltic sea coast and just a short…
- Winter swimming contest, Jihlava, Czech Republic. by: Admin
November 9, 2011, 14:43
Last year after an early autumn snowfall in the Czech/Moravian highlands the water in the Pavov swimming pond near Jihlava had colled to 5.4c and an awful gale…
- Winter swimming contest, Jicin, Czech Republic by: Admin
October 31, 2011, 16:16
Report from the first open water event of the winter swimming season in the Czech Republic.
- Winter swimming contest, Nachod, Czech Republic by: Admin
- Events (6)
- Winter swimming, Lake Bled, Slovenia by: Admin
May 2, 2012, 23:30
Right in the middle of the coldest period of this past winter there was the inaugral Bled cup for winter swimming in Lake Bled Slovenia. I had arranged to…
- Winter swimming in Jinan (city of springs) China by: Admin
April 16, 2012, 15:27
China is as we all know a vast country, holding something like one fifth of the world's total population. Apart from images of the great wall and…
- Winter swimmers in the Shengen by: Admin
March 5, 2012, 15:32
Better late than never is a phrase I have known all my life and its often true including in the context of me finally getting round to reporting on the 3rd…
- Winter swimming for all by: Admin
January 11, 2012, 23:48
Sometimes inspiration comes from the smallest things and thats why I am writing this post to compliment a seemingly random piece of amateur video footage.…
- Winter swimming event, Lake Bled, Slovenia by: Admin
January 10, 2012, 14:42
Speaking from experience Lake Bled, nestled underneath the Julian alps at an altitude of 475m is a fantastic location for winter swimming. The area will of…
- Winter swimming in Alaska, water below zero by: Admin
December 26, 2011, 11:00
Reading some of the stories from Jack London and listening to the knowledge of the people of the north, getting wet is to be avoided at all costs so the…
- Winter swimming, Lake Bled, Slovenia by: Admin
- Film (2)
- Winter Swimming - preview by: Admin
December 20, 2011, 23:27
Two weeks ago I promised new content only for technical problems to put a temporary stop to that. Well, thats the neccessary evil that is computers. However,…
- Winter swimming the film released on DVD! by: Admin
December 4, 2011, 14:43
I suppose by now most of you know that the author of this blog is me, Jack Bright. The last few months have been pretty busy and I have lots of articles,…
- Winter Swimming - preview by: Admin
- Equipment (2)
- Winter swimming, Lake Bled, Slovenia by: Admin
May 2, 2012, 23:30
Right in the middle of the coldest period of this past winter there was the inaugral Bled cup for winter swimming in Lake Bled Slovenia. I had arranged to…
- Don't overlook the ears by: Admin
November 2, 2011, 12:44
This article describes the importance of protecting the ears during open water swimming especially during winter swimming.
- Winter swimming, Lake Bled, Slovenia by: Admin
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