Finswimming is one of the most exciting water sport ever. Finswimming is a sport belonging to the aquatic specialties which, using specific equipment (monofin, fins, snorkel or cylinders) allows the athlete to reach much higher speeds than swimming. There are indoor (swimming pools) and open water (sea, lake, rivers) championships.

To which federation belongs Finswimming?

The international federation to which fin swimming belongs is CMAS, the Confédération Mondial des Activités Subaquatiques, which is part of the ARISF, and is a discipline recognized by the IOC.

Is there an age limit to join Finswimming?

Finswimming is suitable for any age . In fact, there are competitions for very young people, for children and adults and for veterans, over 25 years old.

How can I find a Finswimming club?

You can find Finswimming clubs easily, just looking on the internet.

How can i stay updated with Finswimming News?

Finswimmer Magazine is the most comprehensive web site about Finswimming in which you can find events, updates and everything about Finswimming.

Federica Verdoya, former Genoese finswimmer, in Israele for a 80 km Running - Finswimmer Magazine

On October 18th 2018, Federica Verdoya, former finswimmer from Genoa, will leave Italy to go to Israele in the desert of Negev for taking part to the Negev Adventure, a 80 kms Running sponsred by Donna Moderna, a popular Italian weekly dedicated to women. Federica was a long distance finswimmer, and after giving up Finswimming after 16 years, and started to run only 2 years ago.

BIO

Federica Verdoya, 21 years old from Genoa, Federica lives with Alberto, the partner who shares with her the passion for running. She studies and trains between Padua and Venice. Her biggest dream is to enter the Forestry Sports Corps, thanks to athletics.
For 15 years she did competitive finswimming. Do you remember “the little mermaids? ” Then two years ago she started running: “When I run I feel my breath and I get excited,” she says. Imagine the Negev as a wild and hard place: the ideal place to challenge yourself even more.

This summer she prepared herself in the mountains and did double training every day. A fear? “If I feel tired and the body does not respond as it should, I tend to throw myself down.” In Israel, however, priority is not to win but to have fun.