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Most, Czech Republic – 1 March 2025
1. Aerial of swimmers getting into water
2. Various of people getting ready to swim, trying to keep warm
3. SOUNDBITE (Czech) David Vencl, event organiser:
"We think, of course, we don’t have exact data, but we believe that the Czechs are really a nation of polar swimmers. Every country has that specificity. Everybody does something a little bit different. Some have like short dives, others swim a lot. We’re the ones who like to sit in the water. As far as quantity is concerned, there are a lot of polar swimmers in the Czech Republic. We may even be the first in the world."
4. Aerial of swimmers in water
5. Various of people breaking the record for largest ‘polar bear dip’
6. Man posing in chair in water
7. SOUNDBITE (Czech) Jiri Vrabel, swimmer:
"I love polar swimming because it makes me feel younger. Currently, I am minus 45 years old. It’s great, and I recommend it to everybody."
8. Various of swimmers getting out of the water and warming up
STORYLINE:
Polar swimmers in the Czech Republic set a new world record on Saturday for the largest ‘polar bear dip’, spending at least one minute in a freezing lake.
A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt in the Most lake in the northwest of the country.
The previous record was 1,799 swimmers who participated in the polar bear dip in Mielno, Poland, on the Baltic Sea on Feb 15, 2015, according to the Guinness World Records.
For the record to be recognised, the participants had to wear swimsuits, be at least waist-deep in water and stay there together for at least one minute.
The temperature of the water during the record attempt was 3.5 degrees Celsius (38.2 degrees Fahrenheit).
It has to be lower than 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Guinness World Records rules.
The temperature of the air was 4 degrees Celsius (39 degrees Fahrenheit)
“Czechs are a nation of polar swimmers,” said David Vencl, the organiser of the event.
Vencl, a freediver, set a world record four years ago in men’s swimming under ice when he swam the record distance of 80.9 meters (265 feet).
AP video by Stanislav Hodina
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