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Otužilci Frýdek≈Místek together beside the River Ostravice in winter

A record turnout on Christmas Day

Our Christmas Day swim

On 25 December 2021, more cold-water swimmers than we could count gathered at U Žida for a dip in the icy Ostravice. As on every Saturday, several newcomers joined us for their first swim — hopefully not their last.

The first video shows a Saturday morning at the U Žida weir in Frýdek-Místek. The second follows the newcomers taking their first dip there.

A reminder: after swimming, we run together along the river to warm up. And on Sundays at 9am we also run the Válcovenské steps — 40 minutes, 226 steps and a great fitness workout.

Photos by Michal Ševčík. Thank you!