Renata Novakova
Renata Nováková is a 22-year-old cold water swimmer from the Czech Republic.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She set a world record in the 1000m ice swim in Murmansk, Russia at the inaugural International Ice Swimming Championships in 14:21.68.
- Her sister is fellow ice swimmer Iveta Novakova.
- As of February 2019, she is ranked 10th in the International Ice Swimming Association world Ice Kilometer all-time rankings.
- She will compete in the Ice Kilometer at the 3rd International Ice Swimming Association World Championship held in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She qualified for the fastest heat of the 500m freestyle at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She qualified for the fastest heat of the 1000m Ice Kilometer at the 3rd International Ice Swimming Association World Championship held in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She finished 3rd in the 1000m freestyle at the IISA Polish Championships - Silesia Winter Swimming on 22 February 2020 at the age of 23.
World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nomination
Novakova is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association along with the following nominees:
1. Alex Cape (Canada) Freshwater Adventurer
2. Aurélie Muller (France) Olympian and World Champion
3. Bridgette Hobart Janeczko (U.S.A.) Prolific Marathon Swimmer
4. Chloë McCardel (Australia) Channel Swimmer & Coach
5. Elina Makïnen (Finland) Ice Swimmer
6. Elizabeth Fry (U.S.A.) Double Downing
7. Lorna Cochran (South Africa) Nonagenarian Swimmer
8. Pilar Geijo (Argentina) FINA Grand Prix Champion
9. Rachele Bruni (Italy) Olympian & FINA World Cup Champion
10. Renata Nováková (Czech Republic), Ice Swimming World Champion
11. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) Olympic Cross-over Speedster
12. Tita Llorens (Spain), Marathon Swimmer
2015 WOWSA Awards Nomination
Novakova's World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year nomination reads as follows:
Renata Novakova (Czech Republic) Ice Swimming World Champion
Renata Novakova emerged as an unexpected superstar at the inaugural World Ice Swimming Championships in Murmansk, Russia. She set a world record in the 1000m ice swim in 14:21.68 in 0.8°C water and -7°C air, quite close to the veteran men on the male podium. Because the ice requires years of acclimatization and plenty of experience to achieve one's full potential, the 18-year-old is bound to rewrite the record books throughout her career. In her first outing, the teenager swam quite competitively against the established giants of the sport. For her victories on the Czech Cup circuit where she participated in 18 events ranging up to 1000m in water below 8°C, 4°C, or 2°C every Saturday from October until April, for training with her sister in Pardubice, and for showing that endurance ice swimming has both a bright future and huge potential, Renata Novakova is a worthy nominee for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.
2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
Novakova was named to the 2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women by the World Open Water Swimming Association. The women are listed below, alphabetically by last name:
1. Patti Bauernfeind, marathon/channel/relay swimmer from the USA
2. Carina Bruwer, marathon/channel/charity event swimmer from South Africa
3. Charlotte Brynn, marathon/channel/ice swimmer and coach from New Zealand/USA
4. Jessie Campbell, ice/winter swimmer from Great Britain
5. Kimberley Chambers, marathon/channel/extreme/cross-border swimmer from New Zealand/USA
6. Devon Clifford, marathon/channel/open water swimmer from the USA
7. Jackie Cobell, channel/extreme/ice swimmer from Great Britain
8. Lorna Cochran, open water swimmer from South Africa
9. Olive Conroy, ice/winter swimmer from Ireland
10. Anna DeLozier, ice/winter swimmer from the USA
11. Beth French, channel swimmer from Great Britain
12. Elizabeth Fry, marathon/channel swimmer and event organizer from USA
13. Pat Gallant-Charette, channel/marathon swimmer from the USA
14. Pilar Geijo, professional marathon swimmer from Argentina
15. Ines Hahn, ice/winter/professional marathon swimmer from Germany
16. Jessi Harewicz, marathon/channel swimmer from Canada
17. Mariel Hawley Dávila, marathon/channel/cross-border swimmer from Mexico
18. Bárbara Hernández Huerta, winter/extreme swimmer from Chile
19. Bridgette Hobart, event organizer and marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
20. Elaine Howley, marathon/charity/ice swimmer and writer from the USA
21. Linda Kaiser, channel swimmer, advisor and administrator from the USA
22. Lori King, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
23. Tita Llorens, marathon/channel swimmer from Spain
24. Marcy MacDonald, DPM, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
25. Elina Makïnen, ice/winter swimmer from Finland
26. Angela Maurer, professional marathon swimmer and Olympian from Germany
27. Chloë McCardel, marathon/channel swimmer and coach from Australia
28. Tiffany McQueen, ocean/marathon swimmer from the USA
29. Sally Minty-Gravett, marathon/channel swimmer and coach from Great Britain (Jersey)
30. Jaimie Monahan, ice/winter/marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
31. Nuala Moore, marathon/ice swimmer, second, author and lecturer from Ireland
32. Victoria Mori, ice/winter/professional marathon swimmer from Argentina
33. Tina Neill, marathon/channel/backstroker/extreme relay swimmer from the USA
34. Anna-Carin Nordin, Oceans Seven/ice swimmer from Sweden
35. Renata Nováková, ice/winter swimmer from the Czech Republic
36. Magda Okurková, ice/winter swimmer from the Czech Republic
37. Penny Palfrey, channel/marathon/extreme swimmer from Australia
38. Ranie Pearce, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
39. Cheryl Reinke, marathon swimmer from the USA
40. Charlotte Samuels, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
41. Susan Simmons, marathon swimmer with Multiple Sclerosis from Canada
42. Kate Steels-Fryatt, polar ice miler and ice/winter swimmer from Great Britain
43. Sarah Thomas, marathon/extreme swimmer from the USA
44. Nora Toledano Cadena, marathon/channel/cross-border swimmer from Mexico
45. Natalie du Toit, professional marathon swimmer and Olympian from South Africa
46. Wendy Trehiou, marathon/channel swimmer from Great Britain (Jersey)
47. Wendy Van De Sompele, marathon swimmer and administrator from the USA
48. Samantha Whelpton, winter/ice swimmer from South Africa
49. Sabrina Wiedmer, ice/winter/marathon/channel swimmer from Switzerland
50. Julia Wittig, ice/winter swimmer from Germany
External links
- 2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- March Madness In Murmansk, Part 2
- March Madness in Murmansk
- So Young, So Beautiful...So Cold
- 2015 Ice Swimming World Championship Results
- Elina Making Taking Safety To Her Limits
- Fast Frentic Freezing Freestyle
- Intense Competition Among World's Best Ice Swimmers
- The Power Of One, Henri Karma
- Ice In His Vein - Albert Sobirov
- Team Matters In Ice Swimming
- Checking Up And Checking In For An Ice Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- How Fast Are Women Relative To Men In Swimming?
- 2015 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- Nominees For The 2015 WOWSA Awards
- 2015 WOWSA Woman of the Year Voting
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Ice Swimming World Championship Celebrated
- 2015 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees
- 2015 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees
- WOWSA...Swimmers To Be Celebrated At Big Chill Swim
- 2015 WOWSA Awards - Performance Of The Year Voting
- Doing Ice In A Bigger, Global Way: The Ice Circuit
- Anna Ray DeLozier Feeling Good In 2.8°C Water
- Discomfort Gives Way To Speed For Julia Wittig
- Ram Barkai To Make Ice Swimming Announcements
- Cold Water Speed, Embrace The Ice
- World Record Holders To Face Off In Cold, Cold Murmansk
- World Record Holders To Be Honored In Murmansk
