Magda Okurkova

Magda Okurková (born 1991) is a 30-year-old open water swimmer and winter swimmer from Brno, Czech Republic.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• She finished 9th in the 450m freestyle at the 13th edition of the Winter Swimming World Championships (WSWC) on 25 January 2023.
• She finished 6th in the 1000m freestyle at the 13th Winter Swimming World Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia on 23 January 2023.
• Okurková won the 450m endurance swim at the 2014 Winter Swimming Championships in Finland.
• Okurková completed the fastest ice mile in history for women, set in December 2014 in Dun. Streda, Slovakia in 4.23°C water and 0°C air in 24:05. The Guinness World Records recognized her swim as ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association as the Fastest Ice Mile Swim by a Female at the 2019 WOWSA Ocean Fest.
• Okurková finished eighth at the ice kilometer at the 2017 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Germany.
• As of February 2019, she is ranked 20th in the International Ice Swimming Association world Ice Kilometer all-time rankings.
• She finished 7th in the 1000m freestyle at the IISA 4th World Championships in 15:53:54 on 5 February 2022 in Głogów, Poland at the age of 30.

2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women

Okurkova 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

• Alisa Fatum Dominant in the IISA World Championship Heads to the Winter Swimming World Championships
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Alisa Fatum Goes 2 For 2 – Defends Her International Ice Swimming World Championship Title
• International Ice Swimming Association bio
• 2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
• Julia Wittig Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
• Camaraderie, Competition Makes Ice Swimming Great
• Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships Venue
• Realizing The Vision Of Ice Swimming In Burghausen
• Explosive Growth Of Ice Swimming, 120 To Delve Deeply
• Petar Stoychev Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
• The Look Of Ice Swimmers In Burghausen
• Getting Ready for 2-3°C Water
• The Explosive Growth Of Ice Swimming 120 To Delve Deeply
• What Is Ice Swimming?
• Tapering For An Ice Swimming
• Protecting The Feet In Ice Swimming
• Training For Competitive Ice Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• International Ice Swimming Association
• Freezing Freestyle, Magda Okurkova-style
• Top (Ice) Milers In History
• Rostislav Vitek Breaks Ice Mile Record
• Open Water Swimming
• Anna Ray DeLozier Feeling Good In 2.8°C Water
• Discomfort Gives Way To Speed For Julia Wittig