Swimmers brave chilly river in traditional Prague race

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Swimmers brave chilly river in traditional Prague race

STORY: Swimmers brave chilly river in traditional Prague race DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants in the traditional Prague race 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Czech): Participant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Czech): Participant 4. various of participants swimming 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Czech): TOMAS PROKOP, Competition director STORYLINE: Around 350 hardy swimmers took part in the traditional Christmas swimming competition in the Vltava River in Prague on Monday. The swimmers not only had to fight against the cold water with a temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius but also against the strong current. SOUNDBITE 1 (Czech): Participant "I was in Vltava yesterday and it felt great. I swam in the current. It was amazing. And today it's going to be a bit of a battle over there by that buoy." SOUNDBITE 2 (Czech): Participant "The water flow is strong, but otherwise it's very good. I've been here for about 5 years." Besides the Czechs, there were also participants from

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