Swimmers celebrate Easter Sunday with dip in Vltava River

A handful of the country’s hardiest individuals celebrated Easter Sunday with a dip in the Vltava River. Members of the Czech Polar Bear Club took the plunge at Prague’s artificial beach in the Smichov district of the city, several swimmers crossed over to the other bank of the Vltava before getting out. One of those taking part in the event was Richard Blatný, the famous Czech long-distance swimmer, who swam across the English Channel in 1998. The Vltava was colder than usual for this time of year on Sunday, the water temperature recorded was between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius.