Rostislav Vítek Explained

Rostislav Vítek
Fullname:Rostislav Vítek
Strokes:Open water
Club:Kometa Brno
Coach:Zdenek Tobiás
Birth Date:6 January 1976
Birth Place:Příbram, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.820NaN0
Weight:780NaN0
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Rostislav Vítek (born 6 January 1976) is a Czech swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon.[1] He represented his nation Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and eventually became the nation's first ever swimmer to cross the English Channel with a remarkable seven-hour record.

Vitek competed as a lone open water swimmer for the Czech Republic in the inaugural men's 10 km marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he scored a third-place time in 1:59:35.5 to claim the bronze medal and enter the top ten field at the 10 km Marathon Swimming Olympic test event in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.[2] [3] Farther from the leaders by about eight body lengths, Vítek pulled away from the bottom of the field to drop beneath a 1:53 threshold for the seventeenth spot with a time of 1:52:41.8, about fifty seconds behind winner Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands.[4]

In 2009, Vitek successfully swam the English Channel at 7 hours, 16 minutes, and 25 seconds, which eventually became the fourth fastest solo single-crossing of all time.[5] Because of his outstanding achievement and full commitment to the sport, he was nominated as 2009 World Open Water Swimming Performer of the Year.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Rostislav Vítek. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418061707/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/rostislav-vitek-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 13 January 2013.
  2. News: Open Water Test Event: Petar Stoychev Wins Men's 10K, Qualifies for Olympics . https://archive.today/20130216210146/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18155.asp . dead . 16 February 2013 . . 1 June 2008 . 13 January 2013 .
  3. News: Munatones . Steven . Open Water Test Event: Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Fields Set . . 1 June 2008 . 13 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329044138/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18157.asp . 29 March 2014 .
  4. Web site: Swimming: Men's Marathon 10km . . . 13 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163420/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWM119100/index.html . 17 August 2012 .
  5. News: 16 May 2010 . The English Channel World Record Still Standing At 6:57 . Daily News of Open Water Swimming . 13 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423063925/http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2010/05/english-channel-world-record-still.html . 2016-04-23.
  6. Web site: 2009 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512185317/http://www.openwaterswimming.com/community/wowsa-awards/2009-world-open-water-swimming-awards/2009-world-open-water-swimming-performance-year-nominees/ . 2012-05-12 . 13 January 2013 . Open Water Source.

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