Cold-water swimming

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a public tip, added 6. 7. 2026

Cold-water swimming was popularised in this country by Alfred Nikodém, a member of the rescue team that watched over the frozen Vltava in winter while locals skated on it. The practice began to spread in the 1920s.

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