Our first-ever swimming caps in club colours have arrived: comfortable seamless silicone with a five-colour logo. They look good, but more importantly they are practical winter swimming kit. Immersing your head feels great and makes front crawl and breaststroke more comfortable. It simply works better with a cap.
Winter swimming has rules, something most beginners do not realise. Search for ‘winter swimming rules’ if you would like to read them in full. You may think you will never enter a competition, and perhaps you will not, but we will still follow the rules.
On Monday 19 December, we had to use axes to reach the water — as shown on Czech Television in a report by David Grygar, who happened to be passing. Today the water was 5.5°C and spring was in the air.
What better way to start the weekend than a swim? The Ostravice at 1.2°C — a snowy photo gallery. News from Otužilci Frýdek-Místek’s cold-water swimming…
Anyone who came today made the right choice. Snow all around and perfect winter swimming conditions. Why travel to ski when you can enjoy winter sports right here in town? Frýdek-Místek is simply the best.
That is how we do things at U Žida on the Ostravice in Frýdek-Místek. If you are healthy, come along, listen to the essentials and go for a swim. No unnecessary talk, preparation or meditation. Get in and swim. You can try it too, perhaps as soon as next Saturday.
Another big turnout, with distancing and other precautions observed, of course. The water was 3.3°C, and five newcomers proved once again that you can start at any time. If you are reading this and hesitating, call or write and try it next Saturday.
…and everyone enjoyed it. The fog was almost thick enough to cut in places, but overall the weather was lovely. Pictures speak louder than words, so here they are — the photos and one video.
