Because of new COVID-related restrictions, our group winter swims at U Žida are temporarily suspended from 1 March 2021. Thank you for a wonderful season so far. Please respect the restrictions; I look forward to meeting again when circumstances allow. Ota
The season is at its peak, and Monday was a real success: pleasantly chilly water and beautiful sunshine. There was not much room to swim, but it was perfect for Facebook photos :-) Thanks to Michal Ševčík for the pictures and our fixed camera for the video.
Winter swimming is not just for the young. If your health allows, you can come for a swim even at eighty — with the water at 1°C, the air at −3°C and ice floating on the surface, as it was today.
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…
