Czech Republic Open Championship - 50m Pool - 3rd Round ČP Arena Cup 2026

took place · 25 Jun 2026

Plavecký bazén Podolí, Prague

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Czech Open Swimming Championship on a 50m pool, 3rd round of the ČP Arena Cup 2026.

The competition features swimmers who have qualified for this final event. Among the nominees are participants from the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships - for example Barbora Seemanová, Barbora Janíčková, Miroslav Knedla, Jan Čejka, Kristýna Horská and other Czech national team swimmers.

About: Barbora Seemanová

Barbora Seemanová (born 1 April 2000 in Prague) is a Czech freestyle swimmer and her country's leading competitor over the past decade. She has appeared at three Olympic Games - Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024 - qualifying for the 200m freestyle final on each occasion and placing sixth in Paris as the sole European finalist. At the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade, she captured five medals, including gold in both the 100m and 200m freestyle events.

#61

SwimSwam Top 100 ranking for 2025

1:55.12

personal record and Czech record in 200 m freestyle (long course)

5 medals

EC 2024 Belgrade (2× gold, 1× silver, 1× bronze + relay)

6×

winner of the poll for best Czech female swimmer of the year (ČSPS)

What's new

2025-07
At the World Championship in Singapore, Seemanová finished fifth in the final of the 200 m freestyle with a time of 1:55.20 - the best Czech result at the championship.
2026-01
Seemanová received her sixth award as the best Czech female swimmer of the year in the Czech Swimming Federation poll.
2025-05
At the prestigious Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona, she won the 200 m freestyle race and defeated the current world champion Siobhán Haughey.

Tracks

200 m volný způsob - finále ME 2024 Bělehrad (zlato)Gold medal in 100 and 200 meter freestyle, five medals total at one championship

200 m volný způsob - finále OH Paříž 2024 (6. místo)Only European woman in the final, defending sixth place from Tokyo

200 m volný způsob - finále ME 2021 Budapešť (zlato, český rekord)First Czech title in long course pool in nine years, defeated world record holder Pellegrini

200 m volný způsob - finále MS 2025 Singapur (5. místo)Best Czech result at the championship, time 1:55.20 - eight hundredths off personal record

About: Barbora Janíčková

Olomouc-based sprinter Barbora Janíčková ranks among the fastest Czech swimmers over short distances - in 2024 she took silver at the European Championships in Belgrade and set two national records in Budapest, including becoming the first Czech woman under 24 seconds in the 50 m freestyle.

place at EC 2024 in Belgrade in 100 m freestyle

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place at WC 2024 in Budapest in 50 m crawl (short pool, national record 23.99 s)

place in the semifinal of WC 2025 in Singapore in 100 m crawl (personal record 53.60 s)

What's new

2025-12
At the European Championships in the short course pool in Lublin (December 2025) Janíčková advanced to the semi-final in the 100 m freestyle with a personal record of 52.66 s and set a Czech record in the 100 m individual medley.
2025-10
At the Slovakia Swimming Cup in Šamorín (October 2025) Janíčková became the first Czech female swimmer to complete the 100 m individual medley in under 59 seconds - with a new national record of 58.94 s she met the qualifying standard for the European Championships in Lublin.
2025-07
At the World Championships in Singapore (July 2025) Janíčková advanced to the semi-final in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 53.60 s, significantly improving her personal record.

Tracks

100 m volný způsobmain discipline, silver at EC 2024 in Belgrade, semifinal of WC 2025 in Singapore

50 m volný způsobnational record 23.99 s (WC 2024 Budapest, short course), first Czech woman under 24 seconds

100 m polohový závodnational record 58.94 s (Samorín, October 2025), first Czech woman under 59 seconds

4×100 m kraul (štafeta)Olympic relay at OG Tokyo 2020, 14th place

About: Miroslav Knedla

The Ostrava-born Zlín club swimmer made his senior World Championships debut with a top-eight finish at age 18, then reached the Paris Olympic semifinals a year later. He now competes for the Indiana Hoosiers in the NCAA while steadily lowering Czech national records in backstroke.

most successful athlete of the city of Zlín - three times in a row (2023, 2024, 2025)

53.15

Czech record on 100 m backstroke (in seconds), set at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore

22.69

Czech record on 50 m backstroke (in seconds), set at the 2025 European Championships in short course

3.9K

followers on Instagram (@mira_knedla)

What's new

2026-04
Knedla was declared the most successful athlete of the city of Zlín for the third consecutive time, this time for the 2025 season, in which he improved the Czech record seven times and won six gold medals at the summer Czech championship in Plzen.
2025-12
At the European short course championship in Polish Lublin, Knedla won silver on 50 m backstroke with a time of 22.69 s and simultaneously improved the Czech record - he was separated from the gold medal by just one hundredth of a second.
2025-08
At the World Championships in Singapore, Knedla swam a new Czech record of 53.15 s in the 100 m backstroke semifinal, but it was not enough for the final - a time of 52.57 s was required to advance.

Tracks

50 m znak - juniorský titul MS 2023 (Netanya)gold medal at the junior World Championships, also a Czech record of 24.64 s at the time

100 m znak - 7. místo MS 2024 (Dauhá)first senior World Championships final in the history of Czech swimming at this distance in Doha

100 m znak - semifinále OH 2024 (Paříž)12th place at the Olympic Games, advancing to the final from the semi-final as a teenager

50 m znak - stříbro ME 2025 v krátkém bazénu (Lublin)new Czech record of 22.69 s, separated from gold by just one hundredth

100 m znak - český rekord 53,15 s (MS Singapur 2025)personal best in the World Championships semi-final, improvement of 13 hundredths compared to the previous record

About: Jan Čejka

The Pardubice backstroker who at 18 became the first Czech to win junior world gold now ranks among the world's best over 200m backstroke, reaching the 2025 World Championship final and taking European Short Course bronze - each time in a new Czech record.

place in the final of the 2025 World Championships Singapore (200 m backstroke, Czech record 1:55.37)

place at the 2025 European Short Course Championships Lublin (200 m backstroke, Czech record 1:49.43)

first Czech with a junior World Championships title in swimming (50 m backstroke, 2019)

What's new

2025-08
At the World Championships in Singapore, Čejka finished sixth in the 200 m backstroke with a time of 1:55.37 - a new Czech record and the best result by a Czech man at the World Championships in pool swimming since 2003.
2025-12
At the European Championships in the short course pool in Lublin, Čejka won bronze in the 200 m backstroke with a new Czech record of 1:49.43 - the first Czech men's medal at this championship since 2003.
2026-01
In the poll for the best Czech swimmer of 2025, Čejka came second behind Barbora Seemanová; both train in the group of American coach Tom Rushton.

Tracks

50 m znak - MSJ 2019 Budapešťgold medal, first junior world championship title in Czech swimming history, time 25.08 s

200 m znak - ME krátký bazén 2025 Lublinbronze medal, Czech record 1:49.43, first Czech men's medal at European Championships SB since 2003

200 m znak - MS 2025 Singapur6th place in the final, Czech record 1:55.37, best result by a Czech man at the World Championships since 2003

200 m znak - MS krátký bazén 2024 Budapešť8th place in the final

About: Kristýna Horská

Prague-born Kristýna Horská ranks among Europe's top 200 m breaststroke swimmers, claiming the 2024 European title in Belgrade despite having overcome heart surgery and serious vision problems. She has two Olympic Games on her record - Tokyo and Paris.

European champion on 200 m breaststroke (Belgrade 2024)

2×

participation in Olympic Games (Tokyo, Paris)

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result at Paris 2024 Olympics on 200 m breaststroke

result at European Short Course Championships Lublin 2025 on 200 m breaststroke

What's new

2025-07
At the World Swimming Championships in Singapore (July 2025), Horska advanced from the heats to the semi-finals in the 200 m breaststroke, but failed to reach the final; a knee injury complicated her preparation before the championship.
2025-12
At the European Short Course Championships in Lublin (December 2025), Horska finished fourth in the 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:19.44 and missed a medal by just 14 hundredths of a second.
2024-12
At the World Short Course Championships in Budapest (December 2024), Horska competed in the 50, 100, and 200 m breaststroke as part of an eight-member Czech delegation.

Tracks

200 m prsa - zlatý závod ME Bělehrad 2024Gold medal and Czech record 2:23.60, simultaneously meeting the Olympic standard

200 m prsa - bronzový závod ME Otopeni 2023First major medal of career, Czech record 2:19.63 in short course

200 m prsa - finále OH Paříž 202415th place at the Olympic Games, second Olympic appearance

Czech Republic Open Championship - 50m Pool - 3rd Round ČP Arena Cup 2026

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