US EditionCold-water swimmers in the Czech Republic set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip
- Czech cold-water swimmers set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip with 2,461 participants on Most Lake in northwest Czech Republic.
- The previous record was 1,799 swimmers in Mielno, Poland, on February 15, 2015, according to Guinness World Records.
- To qualify, participants had to be wearing bathing suits and stay waist-deep in water at a temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius for at least one minute.
- David Vencl, the event organizer, stated, 'Czechs are a nation of polar swimmers.
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2,461 People Took an Icy Swim, Set a Record
Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a world record for the largest polar bear dip. As the AP reports, a total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake in northwest Czech Republic. The previous record was 1,799 swimmers who participated in the...
The Czech Republic will have an extra entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was taken care of by hardliners in northern Bohemia on Saturday. Almost two and a half thousand of them entered the cool waters of Lake Most about half an hour after noon. The event was organised by world record-holder in ice diving David Vencl.
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Cold-water swimmers in the Czech Republic set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip
Czech cold-water swimmers have set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 took part in the attempt in the Most lake in northwest
Lake Most became the place with the highest density of hardy people per square meter over the weekend. The Guinness Book of Records was entered by 2,461 ice men, women and children. The water was between three and five degrees Celsius. The event was organized by two-time world record holder in swimming and diving under ice, David Vencl. "I would like to mention one guy who managed these events excellently - Jesus, who fed 15,000 people. He was a…
/PHOTO, VIDEO/ They warmed up by dancing and drinking tea or coffee. Hundreds of hardy people occupied Lake Most on Saturday morning. The reason? The ice water lovers wanted to become part of the world record and the Guinness Book of World Records match for the number of hardy people in cold water at the same time. They succeeded. The ten-year-old record from Poland, which included 1,799 people in cold water, was broken by enthusiasts in Most wh…
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