Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:56:50 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-hardy-man-conquers-north-channel-16-hours-8153440© 2026 Radio Prague International Czech hardy man Jaroslav Chytil, 42, has just made headlines by conquering the North Channel. The strait between Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland is considered to be the hardest channel swim in the world and few have managed to complete the crossing. Jaroslav is the 58th person in the world to do so. I spoke to him on his return and began by asking what had made him take on this particular challenge. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/chytil_jaroslav.jpg?timestamp=1590445619 https://english.radio.cz/czech-hardy-man-conquers-north-channel-16-hours-8153440 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9