Ondřej Broda has cured the injured hand and defeated the Czech and Austrian stars

Three starts, two victories, once in second place. That was the result of a swimmer Ondřej Broda supported by NWR, parent company of OKD, in the Znojmo Grand Prix. What else to expect from the world record holder, reigning European champion and world vice-champion for 50-meter flippers swimming.

"I have decided to go in the final part of this season from flipper to classic swimming again. But first I had to cure the injury of right elbow, which I had suffered in summer at the World Championships in flipper swim in Hungary," Broda said. Winter racing began a month later for him due to medical handicap..

First start in Pilsen Czech Cup about a month ago, he didn´t reach medal position, however, in his great discipline fifty meters of crawl got fourth position and in the additional swim fifty meters of breast he was fifth. From three starts in the Znojmo race, Broda brought two gold and one silver medal. In addition, he significantly improved his personal record.

"At this time, I have left behind in fifty meters of breast category, specialists such as Lukáš Luhový from Pilsen and Austrian representative and Olympian Maxim Podoprigoda. My time was 28.25 seconds. I had a clear victory for 23.59 seconds also in the crawl. At one hundred meters of swimming position Michal Rubáček was faster," Broda described events in Znojmo.

Radek Lukša