Rostislav Vitek

From Openwaterpedia

Rostislav Vitek is a professional open water swimmer from the Czech Republic. A multi-versatile athlete, he competes in the 5K, 10K and 25K events. He finished 17th at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in the inaugural Olympic 10K Marathon Swim with a time of 1 hour 52 minutes 41 seconds.

He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China and is currently competing in the 2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit.

International Competitions

• 2011 FINA World Championships
• 2010 European Open Water Championships 25K - 5th
• 2010 European Open Water Championships 5K - 6th
• 2010 European Open Water Championships 10K - 13th
• 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships 25K - 12th
• 2009 World Open Water Swimming Championships 25K - 8th
• 2008 Beijing Olympics 10K Marathon Swim - 17th
• 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships 25K - 10th
• 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships 10K - 22nd
• 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships 25K - 9th
• 2008 Participant Olympic Games in Beijing 17th place 10 km long-distance swimming
• Czech English Channel record holder and the fourth best time in world history 7h16:25

Videos

References

• Open Water Swimming website
• Rostislav beats World From Capri to Napoli