Hundreds brave icy waters in annual Prague swimming race

Enthusiast swimmers every year brave the cold waters of the Vltava river in Prague for a swim on 26 December. This year, about 300 swimmers took part in the event in water temperatures of 5.8 degrees Celsius. The race was held under hygienic anti-coronavirus measures and all participants took an antigen test.

A visual story by EFE/EPA photographer MARTIN DIVISEK